Deadline: June 15, 2024
Opportunity Details:
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, which is a Fulbright program, brings accomplished young and mid-career professionals from developing countries to the United States for ten months of non-degree graduate study and related practical professional experiences. The Humphrey program was initiated in 1978 to honor the memory and accomplishments of the late Senator and Vice-President of the United States, Hubert H. Humphrey.
The program is designed to meet the requirements of policymakers, planners, administrators, and managers in the government, public and private sectors, and non-governmental organizations, who have a public service commitment, demonstrated leadership potential, and commitment to their own country’s development. The fellowships are awarded in the fields of Agricultural and Rural Development; Communications/Journalism; Economic Development; Educational Administration, Planning and Policy; Finance and Banking; Law and Human Rights; Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change; Public Health Policy and Management; Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration; Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention; Technology Policy and Management; Urban and Regional Planning. Applications from all the listed fields are welcome. Qualified women and candidates from minority and disadvantaged groups are encouraged to apply.
Candidates should be proficient in both written and spoken English and will be required to take Internet-based Test (iBT) of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Eligibility
In addition to the General Prerequisites the applicant:
- must have completed an equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree. Applicants must either possess a four-year bachelor’s degree or a completed master’s degree; or a full-time postgraduate diploma, if the bachelor’s degree is of less than four years’ duration.
- must have at least five years of substantial professional experience (prior to August 2024) in the respective field, and be eligible for leave;
- should have demonstrated leadership qualities;
- should have a record of public service in the community; and
- must give an undertaking to return to India on completion of the fellowship.
Candidates meeting any of the following descriptions will be rendered technically ineligible to participate in the Humphrey Program:
- Individuals with less than five years of full-time professional experience prior to August 2024.
- University teachers with no management or policy responsibilities, except for teachers of English as a foreign language and specialists in substance abuse prevention and treatment.
- Individuals who have attended a graduate school in the United States for one academic year or more during the seven years prior to August 2024.
- Individuals who have had more than six months of U.S. experience during the five years prior to August 2024.
- Individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status.
- Have participated in recent State Department exchange programs.
Benefits
- Humphrey fellowship provides tuition and fees, a monthly maintenance allowance, Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges per U.S. Government guidelines, a modest allowance for books and supplies, round-trip international air travel to the host institution, domestic travel to the Washington, D.C. workshop, and allowances for professional activities such as field trips, professional visits, and conferences.
- These fellowships do not provide an allowance for dependents, and the stipend provided under the grant is not sufficient to support family members. The program will involve a number of activities where it will be difficult to include dependents.
Requisites
- Applicants are advised to invite two referees through their online application portal and request them to submit their recommendations online as per the guidelines given in the applicant instructions. Referee(s) should complete confidential report of reference by the application deadline.
- If employed, please upload the Employer’s Endorsement Form on the online application.
- In case of central or state government employees, the signed copy of employer’s endorsement form should be forwarded through the cadre controlling authority. In case of employed candidates, the employer’s comments in the employer’s endorsement form must indicate that leave will be granted for the fellowship. Please upload a scanned copy of the employer’s endorsement on your online application.
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