HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States and Nepal (also known as the Fulbright Commission and USEF/N) announces the competition for Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowships for the academic year 2010-2011.

The Humphrey Fellowship Program brings mid-career professionals from developing countries to the United States for one academic year of graduate study and related practical, professional experiences. Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates who can demonstrate a commitment to public service in the government, NGO, or private sectors, and a potential for national leadership. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship is a non-degree program.

1. Agricultural and Rural Development
2. Communications/Journalism
3. Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention
4. Economic Development
5. Finance and Banking
6. Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
7. HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention
8. Human Resource Management
9. Law and Human Rights
10. Natural Resources, Environmental Policy and Climate Change
11. Public Health Policy and Management
12. Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
13. Teaching of English as a Foreign Language
14. Technology Policy and Management
15. Trafficking in Persons, Policy and Prevention
16. Urban and Regional Planning

Applicants must have at least 4 years of progressively more responsible professional experience in Nepal, be under 45 years of age, and possess the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree (i.e., at least six years of study beyond SLC). Except in the field of journalism, applicants must hold policy-level positions as Managers, Administrators or Planners. Please note that teachers, technicians, or researchers (except for teachers of English as a Foreign Language and specialists in substance abuse education, treatment and prevention) are not eligible for the Humphrey Fellowship. An applicant’s employment record must show a pattern of exceptional career progress.

Qualified women candidates and members of underserved communities are strongly encouraged to apply for this exceptional professional development opportunity.

COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST REACH THE COMMISSION NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M., FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2009. INCOMPLETE OR LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.