Deadline: 20-Jun-22
The U.S. Embassy in Angola is pleased to announce the applications for Hubert. H. Humphrey Program to provides mid-career professionals from designated countries – including Angola – 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.
During their year-long stay at a host American university, Humphrey Fellows are invited to take graduate 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 Fellows’ home countries.
Fields of Study
- Agricultural development
- Banking and finance
- Communications/Journalism
- Drug abuse prevention
- Economic development
- Educational administration and planning
- Human resource development
- Law and human rights
- Natural resources and environmental management
- Public health policy and management
- Public policy analysis and public administration
- Technology policy and management
- Urban and regional planning
Benefits
The Fulbright Scholarship Program provides the following benefits:
- Assistance to the grantee in the identification of and application for admission to American Universities.
- 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.
- Pre-academic programs in the U.S. The lengths of these programs vary between four days and eight weeks, and are held before the graduate study program begins. These programs are designed to fit the needs of the course in which the grantee is accepted.
General Fellowship 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 or 195 in the IBT version of the test. At this initial stage, the candidates should fill out the form online and only attach a photocopy of the diploma and the transcript (Portuguese and English). If you have already taken the TOEFL test, please attach it.
- 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.
Specific Eligibility Requirements
Prospective applicants must:
- Be residents and citizens of Angola.
- 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 Angola after completing the program.
For more information, visit https://ao.usembassy.gov/education-culture/fulbright-program/humphrey-fellowship-program/