Fulbright Scholarships

Humphrey Fellowships

Founded in 1978 in honor of the late Senator and Vice-president, the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program brings to the United States accomplished mid-level professionals from designated countries that have a wide range of development needs.

Fellows are nominated by U.S. Embassies or Fulbright Commissions, based on their potential for leadership and a demonstrated commitment to public service in either the public or private sector. The Program provides a basis for lasting ties between citizens of the United States and their professional counterparts in other countries. It fosters an exchange of knowledge and mutual understanding, through which the United States joins in a significant partnership with developing countries.

Fellows are placed in groups by professional field at selected U.S. universities offering specially designed programs of study and training. The program is included in the Fulbright Program. The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, appointed by the President, has overall responsibility and awards the fellowships. The Institute of International Education (IIE), a private not-for-profit educational exchange agency, currently administers the program in cooperation with the Department of State. For more information, please visit IIE's Humphrey Fellowship Program.

Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates in a variety of fields, including:

• economic development
• finance and banking
• agricultural development/agricultural economics
• natural resources and environmental management
• human resource management
• communications/journalism
• teaching of English as a foreign language
• education
• drug abuse education, treatment, and prevention
• HIV/AIDS policy, prevention, and treatment
• public health policy and management
• public policy analysis and public administration
• law and human rights
• urban and regional planning
• nonproliferation studies
• technology policy and management