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Hubert H. Humphrey Program

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings accomplished professionals from designated countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Eurasia to the United States at a midpoint in their careers for a year of study and related professional experiences. The Program provides a basis for establishing long-lasting productive partnerships and relationships between citizens of the United States and their professional counterparts in other countries, fostering an exchange of knowledge and mutual understanding throughout the world.

ADMINISTRATION

The Humphrey Program is a Fulbright exchange activity. Its primary funding is provided by the United States Congress through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. The Humphrey Program is implemented by the Institute of International Education (IIE). The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB), appointed by the President of the United States to oversee and supervise the educational exchanges of the Fulbright Program, has overall responsibility for the final selection of Humphrey Fellows.

FIELDS

Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates with a commitment to public service in both the public and private sectors, especially in the fields of:

Natural Resources and Environmental Management;
Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration;
Economic Development;
Agricultural Development/Agricultural Economics;
Finance and Banking;
Human Resource Management/Personnel;
Urban and Regional Planning;
Public Health Policy and Management;
Technology Policy and Management;
Educational Planning, Administration and Curriculum Development;
Communications/Journalism;
Drug Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention;
HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention;
Nonproliferation;
English as a Foreign Language;
Trafficking of Persons;
Law and Human Rights.

PROGRAM & ACTIVITIES

During their Fellowship year, Humphrey Fellows participate in programs that combine graduate-level academic coursework with professional development activities. The program is not a degree program, but rather is designed to provide broad professional enrichment through a combination of activities tailored to each Fellow's interests. All Fellows participate in workshops and conferences that provide interaction with leaders from U.S. federal, state, and local governments, multinational organizations and the private sector. These workshops also provide a forum for discussion of issues of professional interest to the Fellows.

PLACEMENT

Humphrey Fellows are placed at carefully selected U.S. universities. Each campus has a Humphrey coordinator and advisors who provide academic and administrative support and who help each Fellow design and implement an individualized program of graduate-level coursework and professional development activities.

DURATION

Humphrey Fellowships are limited to one academic year (August to June), preceded, if appropriate, by a period of English language training.

SELECTION CRITERIA

Interested applicants must apply in the Fulbright Commission in Ecuador. 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 are announced each year by April for Fellowships beginning in August/September.

To be eligible for a Humphrey Fellowship, applicants must have:

An undergraduate degree at minimum
Five years of substantial professional experience
Demonstrated leadership qualities and record of public service
Between 30-50 years of age
Fluency in English

GRANT PROVISIONS

Humphrey Fellowships provide:

International/domestic travel
Tuition and fees for university course work
Accident/sickness insurance
Monthly maintenance for grantee only
Funding for books, computer purchase and professional activities
Special program seminars

HOST INSTITUTIONS

These centers of academic excellence are strategically situated to ensure the Fellows' access to the cutting edge in research and practice in their specialties. The universities are selected competitively to host the Fellows.

For more information, contact becahhh@fulbright.org.ec