The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 2009-2010
The United States Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic is pleased to announce the annual competition for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright program that brings accomplished mid-level professionals to the United States for a year of graduate-level non-degree academic coursework and professional development activities. By providing future leaders and policy makers with experience in U.S. society, culture, and professional fields, the program provides a basis for lasting, productive ties between Americans and their professional counterparts overseas.
The Humphrey Program was initiated in 1978 to honor the memory and accomplishments of the late Senator and Vice President, Hubert H. Humphrey. Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates with a commitment to public service in either the public or private sector.
Eligible Fields/Sectors
- Agricultural Development/Agricultural Economics;
- Communications/Journalism;
- Drug Abuse Education, Treatment, and Prevention;
- Economic Development/Finance and Banking;
- Educationnal Administration, Planning, and Policy;
- HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention;
- Human Resource Management;
- Law and Human Rights;
- Natural Resources and, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change;
- Public Health Policy and Management;
- Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration;
- Teaching of English as a Foreign Language;
- Technology Policy and Management;
- Trafficking in Persons, Policy and Prevention;
- Urban and Regional Planning
Application Process
Interested applicants must apply to the U.S. Embassy. After national selection, final nominations are reviewed in the United States by independent review committees.
Appropriate candidates are mid-career professionals in leadership positions who have a commitment to public service and the potential for professional advancement. Prospective Fellows should have a minimum of five years of professional experience, after completing a university degree, prior to August 2009 and should be interested in the policy aspects of their fields of specialization. Candidates must have completed a university degree program requiring at least four years of full-time study in order to qualify for participation in U.S. graduate study programs.
Candidates should be proficient in both written and spoken English. Individuals who have attended a graduate school in the United States for one academic year or more during the seven years prior to August 2009, and individuals with other recent U.S. experience (more than six months during the five years prior to August 2009) are not eligible for this program.
Ineligible candidates: recent university graduates (even if they have significant positions), university teachers or academic researchers with no management responsibilities (except in the fields of drug abuse prevention and treatment and the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language), individuals who have attended a graduate school in the United States for one academic year or more during the seven years prior to August 2009; and individuals with other recent U.S. experience (more than six months during the five years prior to August 2009). Local employees of U.S. Missions abroad who work for the U.S. Department of State and members of their families are ineligible for grants during the period of their employment and for one year following the termination of employment. Individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status may not apply to the program, since they are ineligible for a J visa.
Terms and Conditions:The Humphrey Fellowship provides: international travel, tuition and university fees, accident/sickness insurance, monthly maintenance allowance and funding for books and professional activities. The Humphrey Program does not provide financial support for accompanying dependents.
Interested Kyrgyz Republic nationals should submit their application and CV (indicating Humphrey Fellowship Program on the envelope) to the Public Affairs Section at the U.S.Embassy in Bishkek by August 1, 2008. More information is available at http://www.humphreyfellowship.org.
For additional information please contact Public Affairs Section at (996-312) 551-241, ext. 4468 or via e-mail: TolbaevaG@state.gov.
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