Deadline: 20-May-23
The U.S. Embassy in The Kyrgyz Republic is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Humphrey Fellowship Program to provide young and mid-career professionals from the Kyrgyz Republic 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.
The Humphrey Program was launched in 1978 to honor the memory and accomplishments of the late U.S. Senator and Vice President, Hubert H. Humphrey.
Program Objective
- During their year-long stay at a host American university, Humphrey Fellows are invited to take graduate-level courses relevant to their professional interests. However, as the Humphrey Fellowship is not a degree program, participants spend a considerable portion of their time engaged in professional development activities including: consultations and affiliations with U.S. faculty and experts, field trips, workshops, research projects and the development of practical useful strategies that could be applied in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Fields of Study
- The Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Embassy offers to qualified candidates Humphrey Fellowship opportunities in the following fields:
- Human and Institutional Capacity:
- Economic Development
- Finance & Banking
- Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
- Technology Policy and Management
- Human Resource Management
- Rights and Freedoms:
- Communications and Journalism
- International Religious Freedom
- Law and Human Rights
- Trafficking in Persons Policy & Prevention
- Sustainable Lands:
- Agricultural and Rural Development
- Natural Resources, Environmental Policy and Climate Change
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Thriving Communities:
- Contagious and Infectious Diseases
- Public Health Policy and Management
- HIV&AIDS, Policy and Prevention
- Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention (see 4b)
- Educational Administration, Planning, and Policy
- Higher Education Administration
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language
- Human and Institutional Capacity:
Benefits
- The Humphrey Fellowship program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and coordinated by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
- The Humphrey Fellowship Program provides the following benefits:
- Costs of standardized tests required for admission at those universities, including TOEFL
- 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
- Prospective applicants must:
- be a citizen of the Kyrgyz Republic and reside in the Kyrgyz Republic at the time of application
- be a graduate of an accredited university or college and hold a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent
- have five years of substantial professional experience
- 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
Ineligible
- 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)
- employees and their immediate families (i.e. spouses and dependent children) of the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development are ineligible to apply for a Fulbright grant until one year after termination of such employment
For more information, visit Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program.
