The Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Embassy in Georgetown has announced the annual competition for the Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship Program. The application deadline is September 15.
The US Embassy in a release on Friday explained that the Program is a one-year Fellowship granted competitively to young and mid-career professionals in either the public or private sector, who have a proven track record of leadership, a public service commitment, and the capacity to take full advantage of a self-defined programme of independent non-degree study at a leading U.S. university.
It was initiated in 1978 to honour the memory and accomplishments of the late Senator and Vice President, Hubert H. Humphrey and aims to bring accomplished professionals from designated countries around the world to the United States at a midpoint in their careers for a year of graduate-level academic course work and professional development activities. Fellows are selected on their potential for leadership and commitment to public service.
The programme awards a certificate from the U.S. Government and is not designed to deliver an advanced degree.
The Humphrey Fellowship Program offers opportunities in the following fields:
Sustainable Development: agricultural and rural development; economic development; finance and banking; natural resources, environmental policy and climate change; urban and regional planning.
Democratic Institution Building: communications/journalism; law and human rights; public policy analysis and public administration; trafficking in persons policy and prevention; technology policy and management; human resource management.
Education: educational administration, planning and policy; higher education administration.
Public Health: public health policy and management; HIV/AIDS policy and prevention; substance abuse education, treatment and prevention.
According to the release, to be eligible for a Humphrey Fellowship, applicants must have: a first university degree; five years of full-time professional experience; demonstrated leadership qualities and a record of public service, and have limited prior experience in the US.
Interested applicants must apply online at https://gy.usembassy.gov/education-culture/humphrey-Fellowship-program/ by September 15.
A national committee made of representatives from the US government will select programme finalists. After national selection, final nominations are reviewed in the United States by independent review committees. These review committees make recommendations to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Awards for all other candidates will be announced by the end of February 2020 for Fellowships during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The Humphrey Fellowship provides: international travel, tuition and university fees, accident/sickness coverage, monthly maintenance allowance and funding for books and professional activities.
