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Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships Program
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Humphrey Fellows attend a reception at the State
Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms. |
Founded in 1978 in honor of the late Senator and Vice-president, the
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings to the United States
accomplished mid-level professionals from designated countries that have
a wide range of development needs.
Fellows are nominated by U.S. Embassies or Fulbright Commissions, based
on their potential for leadership and a demonstrated commitment to public
service in either the public or private sector. The Program provides
a basis for lasting ties between citizens of the United States and their
professional counterparts in other countries. It fosters an exchange
of knowledge and mutual understanding, through which the United States
joins in a significant partnership with developing countries.
Fellows are placed in groups by professional field at selected U.S. universities
offering specially designed programs of study and training. The program
is included in the Fulbright Program. The J. William Fulbright Foreign
Scholarship Board, appointed by the President, has overall responsibility
and awards the fellowships. The Institute of International Education (IIE),
a private not-for-profit educational exchange agency, currently administers
the program in cooperation with the Department of State. For more information,
please visit IIE's
Humphrey Fellowship Program.
Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates in a
variety of fields, including:
- economic development /finance and banking
- agricultural and rural development
- natural resources, environmental policy, and climate change
- human resource management
- communications/journalism
- teaching of English as a foreign language
- educational administration, planning, and policy
- substance abuse education, treatment, and prevention
- HIV/AIDS policy and prevention
- public health policy and management
- public policy analysis and public administration
- law and human rights
- urban and regional planning
- trafficking in persons - policy and prevention
- technology policy and management
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