Deadline: 25-Jul-22
The Fulbright Romania has announced Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship to provide grants for mid-career professionals with demonstrated leadership potential, public service commitment and the capacity to take full advantage of a self-defined program of independent study at a leading U.S. university. The program offers a year of combined academic (non-degree) and professional work and awards a certificate from the U.S. Government.
The Humphrey Program is a non-degree program. Participants may complete academic coursework at their host university to update their academic and professional knowledge in their field, but they do not receive an academic degree as a result of their participation in the Program.
Eligible Fields
- Human and Institutional Capacity: Economic Development; Finance and Banking; Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration; Technology Policy and Management; Human Resource Management;
- Rights and Freedoms: Communications/Journalism; International Religious Freedom; Law and Human Rights; Trafficking in Persons Policy and 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; Educational Administration, Planning and Policy; Higher Education Administration; Teaching of English as a Foreign Language.
Note: Candidates in this field must have either a research background in the field or a demonstrated ability to learn the results and policy implications of current research; candidates must complete the supplementary field-specific page of the Humphrey application.
Benefits
- The Fellowship provides for:
- Payment of tuition and fees at the assigned host university
- Pre-academic English language training, if required
- A maintenance (living) allowance, including a one-time settling-in allowance
- Accident and sickness coverage
- A book allowance
- A one-time computer subsidy
- Air travel (international travel to and from the U.S. for the Program and domestic travel to required program events)
- A Professional Development allowance for professional activities, such as field trips, professional visits and conferences
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must have:
- Romanian citizenship; green card holders and persons with dual (Romanian and U.S.) citizenship are ineligible;
- at least a Bachelor’s degree;
- a minimum of five years of full-time professional experience after completing a university degree;
- demonstrated leadership qualities and a record of public service;
- English language proficiency (a valid TOEFL score will be required in a later stage of the competition);
- limited prior experience in the U.S.
- Applicants should not be recent university graduates or university teachers/academic researchers with no management or policy responsibilities (except for the EFL teachers and specialists in drug abuse prevention and treatment).
For more information, visit https://fulbright.ro/grant/the-hubert-h-humphrey-fellowship/