U.S. Embassy announces Humphrey Fellowship Program 2021-2022 – Montenegro

Deadline: 20-Sep-2020

The U.S. Embassy in Montenegro is accepting applications for the Humphrey Fellowship Program 2021-2022.

The Humphrey Fellowship Program provides young and mid-career professionals from Europe with an opportunity to enhance their professional capacities through participation in specialized 10-month non-degree programs developed specifically for small clusters of Humphrey Fellows at selected U.S. universities.

Fields of Study

The Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Embassy offers to qualified candidates Humphrey Fellowship opportunities in the following fields:

• Sustainable Development
  • Agricultural and Rural Development
  • Economic Development
  • Banking and Finance
  • Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change
  • Urban and Regional Planning
• Democratic Institution Building
  • Communications/Journalism
  • Law and Human Rights
  • Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
  • Trafficking in Persons Policy and Prevention
  • Technology Policy and Management
  • Human Resource Management
• Education
  • Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
  • Higher Education Administration
  • Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
• Public Health
  • Public Health Policy and Management
  • HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention
  • Substance Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment

Benefits

The Humphrey Fellowship Program provides the following benefits:

• Costs of standardized tests required for admission at those universities
• Pre-departure Orientation
• Assistance in obtaining the J-1 visa (Exchange Program Visa)
• Economy class round-trip airline ticket
• Medical Insurance provided by the Government of the United States, which fulfills the minimum requirements established by the J-1 visa and by the Fulbright Program
• Living expenses, which vary depending on city of destination. The Fellowship does not cover the expenses of the grantee’s accompanying family members.
• Pre-academic orientation program in the U.S.

Eligibility Criteria

• Be residents and citizens.
• Be a graduate of an accredited university or college and hold a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent.
• Have a minimum of five years of full-time professional experience beyond attainment of an undergraduate/first university degree prior to August 2020.
• Not be teachers/scientists/researchers with no management or policy responsibilities (except teachers of English as a second language).
• Not have attended a graduate school in the United States for one academic year or more during the seven years prior to August 2020.
• Not have recent U.S. experience of over six months during the five years prior to August 2020.
• Not have dual U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status.
• Not be U.S. Department of State employee or their immediate family members (including spouses).
• Show leadership ability and broadly defined commitment to public service.
• Be proficient in English.
• Be committed to returning to home country after completing the program.

Those Ineligible for Consideration Include:

• Recent university graduates (even if they hold significant positions).
• University teachers with no management or policy responsibilities, except for teachers of English as a Foreign Language and specialists in drug abuse prevention and treatment.
• Individuals who have attended a graduate school in the U.S. for one academic year or more during the seven years prior to the date of application.
• Individuals with recent U.S. educational or work experience (more than six months during the five years prior to the date of application).

Requirements

• Candidates must hold at least a first-level university degree (equivalent to a B.A. or B.S.) to enable them to undertake graduate level study in the U.S.
• Candidates must be proficient in English as measured by the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), with a minimum score of 525 in the PBT version.
• Humphrey Fellows are expected to be resourceful and display initiative. Their applications should indicate how they and their home institutions and countries could benefit from experiences to be acquired under the program.

For more information, visit https://me.usembassy.gov/humphrey-fellowship-program-call-for-applications-2021-2022/