Deadline: 30-Jun-23
The Embassy of the United States of America in Albania is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Hubert H. Humphrey Program.
The Humphrey Program sends accomplished mid-career professionals with demonstrated leadership potential to the United States for a year of graduate-level, non-degree academic coursework and professional development activities. Fellows are nominated based on their potential for leadership and commitment to public service.
Program Fields
- Human and Institutional Capacity: Economic Development, Finance & Banking, Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration, Technology Policy and Management.
- Rights and Freedoms: Communications and Journalism, Law and Human Rights.
- Sustainable Lands: Agricultural and Rural Development, Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change, Urban and Regional Planning.
- Thriving Communities: Public Health Policy and Management, Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention, Educational Administration, Planning, and Policy.
Financial Provisions
- The Humphrey Fellowship provides tuition and university fees, a monthly maintenance allowance, a book and supplies allowance, a computer subsidy, round-trip international travel to the host institution (and to the Fellow’s English-language training program when applicable) and domestic travel to Washington, D.C. for a special seminar. Supplementary funds are available for professional activities such as field trips or attendance at conferences. Humphrey Fellowships are not renewable.
Duration of Grant
- The Humphrey Fellowship is a 10-month program. Fellows are required to return to Albania for at least two (2) years at the conclusion of their fellowship. Family members may be eligible to accompany fellows on a case-by-case basis.
- The Humphrey Fellowship stipend is sufficient only to support the Fellow. All expenses for dependents must be covered by the Fellow. Family members are also subject to the two-year home residency requirement.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be citizens of the Republic of Albania.
- Applicants must have a four-year university degree of full-time studies (or three + one, three + two in the Bologna system).
- Applicants must be currently employed in Albania.
- Applicants must have a minimum of five years of full-time professional experience in the relevant field of study.
- Applicants must be proficient in oral and written English (equivalent to the B2 level; include TOEFL or IELTS test scores if available.)
- Applicants must have a valid TOEFL or IELTS score (minimum of 82 pts IBT for TOEFL and a score range of 6.0-7.0 for IELTS) by September 1, 2023.
- Applicants must demonstrate leadership qualities and a commitment to public service.
- Applicants must be eligible for a J-1 visa.
- Applicants must receive a satisfactory medical clearance.
Ineligible
- Recent university graduates;
- University teachers or academic researchers with no management responsibilities (except in the fields of Substance Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment and Teaching of English as a Foreign Language);
- Individuals who have attended a graduate school in the United States for one academic year or more during the seven years prior to August 2023.
- Individuals with substantial in-country U.S. experience of any kind lasting more than six months during the five years prior to August 2023; and
- Individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status, immediate family members of U.S. Embassy employees may not apply to the program; they are ineligible for a J-1 visa.
- Local employees of U.S. Missions abroad who work for the U.S. Department of State and members of their families.
For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Albania.