U.S. Embassy in Angola: Humphrey Fellowship Program

Deadline: 11 June 2018

U.S. Embassy in Angola is seeking applications for its Humphrey Fellowship Program to provide 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.

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

Eligibility Criteria

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 CBT version of the test.
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.
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.