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The Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship Program
 

The United States Embassy in Georgia is pleased to announce the annual competition for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program.  This program brings 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. By providing future leaders and policy makers with experience in U.S. society, culture, and professional fields, the program provides a basis for lasting, productive ties between Americans and their professional counterparts overseas.

A Fellow's professional development plan usually includes professional visits, conferences, and a professional affiliation which must be at least six weeks in duration. Early in the academic year, each Fellow develops, with assistance from the local campus coordinator and faculty advisors, a plan for professional activities carefully geared to the Fellow's need for relevant, practical professional experiences. 

Eligible Fields/Sectors

  • Agricultural and Rural Development
  • Communications/Journalism 
  • Drug Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention 
  • Economic Development/Finance and Banking 
  • Educational Administration, Planning and Policy 
  • Higher Education Administration HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention Human Resource Management 
  • Law and Human Rights 
  • Natural Resources/Environmental Policy/Climate Change 
  • Public Health Policy and Management 
  • Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration 
  • Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (Teacher Training or Curriculum Development) 
  • Technology Policy and Management 
  • Trafficking in Persons, Policy and Prevention 
  • Urban and Regional Planning

Selection

Appropriate candidates are mid-career professionals in leadership positions who have a commitment to public service and the potential for professional advancement. Prospective Fellows should have a minimum of five years of full-time professional experience (prior to August 2012) in the relevant field, after completing a university degree, and should be interested in the policy aspects of their fields of specialization.  

Ineligible candidates include recent university graduates (even if they have significant positions); university teachers or academic researchers with no management responsibilities (except in the fields of Substance Abuse Education, Treatment, and Prevention 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 2012; and individuals with U.S. experience of any kind lasting more than six months during the five years prior to August 2012. Individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status may not apply to the program, since they are ineligible for a J visa. 

Allowances

The Humphrey Fellowship provides international travel, tuition and university fees, accident/sickness insurance, monthly maintenance allowance, and funding for books and professional activities. The Humphrey Program does not provide financial support for accompanying dependents.
    
Application Process

Interested applicants who meet the criteria as outlined above should complete an online application at: http://apply.embark.com/student/humphrey/fellowship/. Applicants should upload two reference forms, a report on English proficiency and supplementary documents such as transcripts, copies of diplomas and certificates online. We also require candidates to hand deliver hard copies of the above mentioned documents to the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi. Address: 11 George Balanchine Street.
    
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to take TOEFL exam in June, 2011. U.S. Embassy will arrange the exam for semi-finalists.

The submission deadline for the online application is May 31, 2011.   To obtain more information or for program related consultations, please contact Sophie Bzishvili at TbilisiExchanges@state.govTel.: 27 71 47/48; Fax: 27 77 15. Additional information about the Humphrey Fellowship, host universities, and program alumni is available at: www.humphreyfellowship.org