Deadline: 23-Jun-21
The U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan is pleased to announce applications for Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program to strengthen the leadership skills of professionals who will make contributions to their communities as well as their professional fields.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, a Fulbright exchange, enhances leadership among international professionals who collaborate to address local and global challenges and foster change for our collective good. Through academic study and professional development with U.S. counterparts, this growing global network shares best practices and builds expertise in fields of critical importance to advance societal and institutional capacity, promote human rights and freedoms, ensure sustainable lands, and develop thriving communities.
By providing future leaders and policy makers with experience in U.S. higher education, society, culture, and professional organizations, the program provides a basis for lasting, productive ties between Americans and their professional counterparts overseas. The program provides posts with individualized opportunities to advance Mission priorities across sections through targeted recruitment and development of leaders who are working in areas that align and advance U.S. foreign policy goals.
Goals
- The Humphrey Fellowship Program aims to establish and enhance long-lasting productive partnerships and relationships between U.S. citizens and individuals from other parts of the world;
- Develop leaders whose knowledge and skills have been informed by exposure to American values, models and ideas – leaders who will have a multiplier effect on their societies;
- Expand and improve the range of international exchange and training programs; and
- Increase U.S. citizens’ knowledge and understanding of international issues and of other cultures and societies.
Fields of Study
- Economic Development
- Finance and Banking
- Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
- Technology Policy and Management
- Human Resource Management
- Communications/Journalism
- International Religious Freedom
- Law and Human Rights
- Trafficking in Persons Policy and Prevention
- Agricultural and Rural Development
- Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Contagious and Infectious Diseases
- Public Health Policy and Management
- HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention
- Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention
- Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
- Higher Education Administration
- Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
Key Statistics
- 61 percent of Humphrey alumni return home and work in government in some capacity. Others are leaders in their fields driving policy, introducing new best practices and implementing innovative management methods into their organizations.
- 46 percent of alumni have developed national policies, created national programs, served as national trainers, and advised government officials on legislation in their home countries
Humphrey Fellowship nominees should:
- be individuals working in either the public or private sector with demonstrated leadership ability and a demonstrated commitment to public service;
- be at a point in their careers to fully benefit from this professional development program;
- understand that the program is non-degree granting;
- be aware that they cannot transfer to degree status in any program, and therefore will not be able to become degree candidates after arriving in the United States; and
- realize that they have a commitment to return home after the Fellowship for at least two years to use the skills and knowledge they have acquired to assist their communities and their country.
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the Humphrey Fellowship.
- Individuals must have a first university degree
- Individuals must have at least five years of full-time professional experience beyond attainment of a first university/undergraduate degree, and prior to August 2022
- University teachers must have management or policy responsibilities, except for teachers of English as a foreign language, and specialists in substance abuse prevention and treatment
- Individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status may not apply to the program as they are ineligible for a J visa
- Individuals must hold a passport of the country nominating them
- Have not attended a graduate school in the United States for one academic year or more during the seven years prior to August 2022
- Have not had more than six months of U.S. experience during the five years prior to August 2022
For more information, visit https://az.usembassy.gov/education-culture/educational-programs/professional-development-non-degree-programs/