The Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program is for experienced professionals interested in strengthening their leadership skills through a mutual exchange of knowledge and understanding about issues of common concern in the U.S. and Fellows’ home countries.
Through academic study and professional development with U.S. counterparts, this growing global network shares best practices and builds expertise in fields of critical importance to advance societal and institutional capacity, promote human rights and freedoms, ensure sustainable environments, and develop thriving communities.
Fields of study
The eligible program fields are:
-Agricultural and Rural Development
-Communications/Journalism
-Economic Developmen
-Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
-Finance and Banking
-Higher Education Administration
-HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention
-Human Resource Management
-Law and Human Rights
-Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change
-Public Health Policy and Management
-Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
-Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention
-Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
-Technology Policy and Management
-Trafficking in Persons Policy and Prevention.
-Urban and Regional Planning
Eligibility
The applicant must have:
▪︎An undergraduate (first university) degree.
,▪︎A minimum of five years of full-time, professional experience.
▪︎Limited or no prior experience in the United States.
▪︎Demonstrated leadership qualities.
▪︎A record of public service in the community.
▪︎English language ability.
Application deadline
Application deadlines vary by country but falls around May to September each year. The nominating U.S. Embassy or Binational Fulbright Commission will advise you of its internal deadline for receiving applications. Embassies and Commissions must submit their nominations to the Institute of International Education office in Washington, DC by 1 October.
Please contact the U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Section or Fulbright Commission in your country of residence to learn about possible specific program requirements.
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