Application Deadline: Varying by Country
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program enhances leadership among international professionals who collaborate to address local and global challenges and foster change for our collective good.
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The Humphrey Fellowship Program, a Fulbright Exchange, builds connections between U.S. and foreign leaders to advance solutions to the most pressing global challenges, from combatting climate change, to protecting human rights, increasing access to education, and building global health security.
Leadership development that builds lasting ties in critical fields between Americans and their professional counterparts overseas.
Personalized academic experience at more than 12 U.S higher education institutions that leads to collaboration across disciplines.
A network of over 6,450 alumni, including heads of state, supreme court justices, mayors, governors, and leaders in diverse organizations.
Requirements
Be a citizen of an eligible country
Have an undergraduate (first university or Bachelor’s) degree
Have a minimum of five years of full-time professional experience
Demonstrated leadership qualities and a record of public service in the community
Limited experience in the United States
Demonstrated English language ability
Benefits
Payment of tuition and fees at the assigned host university
Pre-academic English language training, if required
A maintenance (living) allowance, including a one-time settling-in allowance
Accident and sickness coverage
A book allowance
A one-time computer subsidy
Air travel (international travel to and from the U.S. for the Program and domestic travel to required program events)
A Professional Development allowance for professional activities, such as field trips, professional visits, and conferences
History
The Humphrey Fellowship Program was founded in 1978 to honor the late Senator and Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. President Jimmy Carter announced the establishment of the Humphrey Fellowship Program in Venezuela with the intent to create a program that embodied the values of democracy, social justice, and a desire to assist the world’s developing nations. In 1979, the first Humphrey Fellows arrived in the United States, welcoming 27 mid-career professionals from 24 countries to 11 U.S. universities.