The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

The U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan announces an open competition for the 2013-2014 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright program that brings accomplished mid-level professionals to the United States for a year of graduate non-degree academic coursework and professional development activities in the following fields:

• Agricultural and rural development
• Communications/Journalism
• Substance Abuse Education, Treatment, and Prevention
• Economic Development/Finance and Banking
• Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
• HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention
• Human Resource Management
• Law and Human Rights
• Natural Resources/Environmental Policy/Climate Change
• Public Health Policy and Management
• Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
• Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
• Technology Policy and Management
• Trafficking in Persons, Policy and Prevention
• Urban and Regional Planning

Click here to get the field of study descriptions (pdf, 140 kb)

Candidates should be:

Mid-career professionals in leadership positions who have a commitment to public service and the potential for professional advancement.

Candidates should have:

• A minimum of five years’ professional experience prior to August 2013.
• A four or five year university degree.
• A proficiency in both written and spoken English, with a minimum TOEFL score of 525 (paper-based) or 195 (computer-based)

Application deadline: June 1, 2012

Application forms are available online starting APRIL 1 at: http://apply.embark.com/student/humphrey/fellowship/.  For consultations please email AshgabatEducation@state.gov

U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section: 

Hotel “Ak Altyn” 4th floor, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 744000;
Tel: (99312) 350045- 2181; 363331; 361365;
Fax: (+993-12) 36 46 93