Deadline: 14-Aug-20
The U.S. Embassy Praia in Cabo Verde has launched the call for applications for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 2020.
The H. Humphrey Fellowship is one of many educational/cultural exchange programs sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. It is implemented by the U.S.-based International Institute of Education (IIE).
The program provides 10 months of professional enrichment and non-degree graduate-level study in the United States for accomplished mid-level professionals from designated countries.
Eligible Fields/Sectors
The Public Affairs Office of the U.S. Embassy offers to qualified candidates Humphrey Fellowship opportunities in the following fields:
- Sustainable Development
- Agricultural and rural development
- Economic development/Finance and Banking
- Natural resources, Environmental and Climate Change Policy
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Democratic Institution Building
- Communications and Journalism
- Law and Human Rights
- International Religious Freedom
- Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
- Trafficking in Persons Policy and Prevention
- Technology Policy and Management
- Human Resource Management
- Education
- Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
- Higher Education Administration
- Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
- Public Health
- Public Health Policy and Management
- HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention
- Substance Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment (*Candidates must have either a research background in the field or demonstrated ability to learn the results on policy implications of current research. Candidates must complete the supplementary field-specific page of the Humphrey Fellowship application for this topic area).
- Contagious and Infectious Diseases
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a Humphrey Fellowship, applicants must have:
- A first-level university degree (licenciatura) to enable them to undertake graduate level study in the U.S. AND at least five years of full-time professional experience
- Demonstrated leadership qualities and a record of public service
- Demonstrated English language ability
- Limited prior experience in the U.S.
- Cabo Verdean citizenship or Permanent Resident
Candidates who meet the above criteria are encouraged to apply.
For more information, visit https://cv.usembassy.gov/education-culture/hubert-humphrey-fellowship-program/