The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship provides grants for mid-career professionals with demonstrated leadership potential, public service commitment and the capacity to take full advantage of a self-defined program of independent study at a leading U.S. university. The program offers a year of combined academic (non-degree) and professional work and awards a certificate from the U.S. Government.
ELIGIBLE FIELDS
- Human and Institutional Capacity: Economic Development; Finance and Banking; Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration; Technology Policy and Management; Human Resource Management;
- Rights and Freedoms: Communications/Journalism; International Religious Freedom; Law and Human Rights; Trafficking in Persons Policy and Prevention;
- Sustainable Lands: Agricultural and Rural Development; Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change; Urban and Regional Planning;
- Thriving Communities: Contagious and Infectious Diseases; Public Health Policy and Management; HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention; Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention*; Educational Administration, Planning and Policy; Higher Education Administration; Teaching of English as a Foreign Language.
*Note: Candidates in this field must have either a research background in the field or a demonstrated ability to learn the results and policy implications of current research; candidates must complete the supplementary field-specific page of the Humphrey application.
ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must have:
- Romanian citizenship; green card holders and persons with dual (Romanian and U.S.) citizenship are ineligible;
- at least a Bachelor’s degree;
- a minimum of five years of full-time professional experience after completing a university degree;
- demonstrated leadership qualities and a record of public service;
- English language proficiency (a valid TOEFL score will be required in a later stage of the competition);
- limited prior experience in the U.S.
Applicants should not be recent university graduates or university teachers/academic researchers with no management or policy responsibilities (except for the EFL teachers and specialists in drug abuse prevention and treatment).