Scholarship Details
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Scholarship nameHumphrey Fellowship Program
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Sponsored organizationUSA Government
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Host instituteSelected host universities in the US (See list: https://www.humphreyfellowship.org/host-universities)
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Scholarship Amount$Fully funded
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Scholarship DurationUp to ten months
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Student Country of OriginSub-Saharan Africa, Europe and Eurasia, Middle East, North Africa, East Asia and Pacific, South and Central Asia, Western Hemisphere
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Scholarship ContinentNorth America
Description
The Humphrey Fellowship Program is for experienced professionals interested in strengthening their leadership skills through a mutual exchange of knowledge and understanding about issues of common concern in the U.S. and Fellows’ home countries. As a non-degree program, the Fellowship offers valuable opportunities for professional development through selected university courses, attending conferences, networking, and practical work experiences.
The Fellowship provides for:
• 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.
Program Subject Areas
- Agricultural and Rural Development
- Communications/Journalism
- Economic Development
- Educational Administration
- Planning and Policy
- Finance and Banking
- Higher Education Administration
- HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention
- Human Resource Management
- 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
- Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
- Technology Policy and Management
- Trafficking in Persons Policy and Prevention
- Urban and Regional Planning