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Other Fulbright Fellowships
A. Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship
Program
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program,
which is a Fulbright program, brings
accomplished young and mid-career professionals
from developing countries to the United States for
ten months of non-degree graduate study and
related practical professional experiences. The
Humphrey program was initiated in 1978 to honor
the memory and accomplishments of the late
Senator and Vice-President of the United States,
Hubert H. Humphrey.
The program is designed to meet the requirements of
policy makers, planners, administrators, and
managers in the government, public and private
sectors, and non-governmental organizations, who
have a public service commitment, demonstrated
leadership potential, and commitment to their own
country's development. The fellowships are
awarded in the fields of Agricultural and Rural
Development; Communications/Journalism;
Contagious and Infectious Diseases; Economic
Development; Educational Administration,
Planning and Policy; Finance and Banking;
Higher Education Administration; HIV/AIDS
Policy and Prevention; Human Resource
Management; International Religious Freedom;
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 (Teacher Training or Curriculum
Development); Technology Policy and
Management; Trafficking in Persons, Policy and
Prevention; Urban and Regional Planning. In
case of 'Teaching of English as a Foreign Language,'
applications are invited from curriculum specialists
and teacher trainers who work in teacher training
institutes, public or private organizations concerned
with English language teaching and development.
Applications from all the listed fields are welcome.
Qualified women and candidates from minority
and disadvantaged groups are encouraged to
apply.
Appropriate candidates are young and mid-career
professionals in leadership positions who have a
commitment to public service and the potential for
professional advancement. Candidates should
demonstrate the required experience, skills, and
commitment while also indicating how they can
benefit from this program in ways that they have not
experienced previously and are not likely to
experience without the Humphrey program.
Candidates should be proficient in both written and
spoken English and will be required to take Internetbased Test (iBT) of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL).
The Humphrey program is now offering a LongTerm English (LTE) language training opportunity
to facilitate the participation of candidates from nonelite populations, rural areas, minority groups and
others who may be excellent candidates but lack the
necessary language skills. LTE participants will be
brought to the U.S. for an intensive 4-month preacademic program to improve their language
skills.
The Humphrey fellows undertake master's level
work directly related to their professional needs and
fields of interest but does not result in the awarding
of a degree. They are assigned in clusters of 8-15 to
the institution offering the most appropriate program
in their area of interest. These clusters are balanced
geographically, permitting interaction among
fellows from various countries. The host universities
are chosen for their excellence in the Humphrey
fields and for the resources and support they offer
Humphrey Fellows. For 2020-2021, host
universities are: American University,
Washington College of Law; Arizona State
University; Boston University; Cornell
University; Emory University; Massachusetts
Institute of Technology; Michigan State
University; Pennsylvania State University;
Syracuse University; University of Minnesota,
Humphrey School of Public Affairs; Vanderbilt
University; Virginia Commonwealth University.
Placement at a specific university requested by a
candidate cannot be arranged.
Programs arranged for the Humphrey fellows will
begin in August 2022. They include academic
course work at the master's level, and place
considerable emphasis on activities such as
seminars, special projects, field trips, attendance at
professional meetings and conferences, networking
with professional counterparts, and professional