Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

2009/2010 application deadline is September 8, 2008.

More about the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

OnLine application

Resources for Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program alumni

Letter of Reference

The Humphrey Fellowship is a one year NON-DEGREE program of combined academic and professional development opportunities in the United States. The Fellowship program is meant for mid-level professionals in leadership positions.

Fellowship fields for Estonian applicants:

• Communications/Journalism
• Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
• HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention
• Human Resource Management
• Law and Human Rights
• Natural Resources, Environmental Policy and Climate Change
• Prevention of Trafficking in Persons and Policy Development and Management for Anti-Trafficking Efforts
• Public Health Policy and Management
• Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
• Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention (In cooperation with NIDA)
• Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (Teacher Training or Curriculum Development)
• Urban and Regional Planning

Eligibility requirements for this competitive program:

• Estonian citizenship,
• a completed four-year university program (Bachelor's degree) as a minimum,
• at least FIVE YEARS of progressive professional experience beyond the university degree,
• limited or no prior experience in the United States
• demonstrated leadershiprship qualities
• a record of public service in the community
• and strong English skills (TOEFL scores no lower than 525/paper-based and 195/computer-based test has to be taken before November 2008).
  
  TOEFL test info:
  
  Tartu Educational Advising Center phone 742 7243
  Tallinn Educational Advising Center phone 620 3543
  Note: ask Embassy about a TOEFL test voucher
  
  
  Ineligible candidates include:
  
  
  • Recent graduates (even if they have significant positions);
    
  • university teachers or academic researchers with no management responsibilities;
    individuals who have attended a graduate school in the U.S. for one academic year or more during seven years prior to August 2008;
    
  • individuals with other longer than six months stay in the U.S. during the five years prior to August 2008;
    
  • individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status;
    
  • employees of U.S. Missions abroad who work for the State Department, and their family members.
    
    
  
  Humphrey Fellowship Programs's On-Line application
  
  Successful candidates will be interviewed at the U.S. Embassy in the third week of September.
  
  Contact phone at U.S. Embassy is 668-8158; e-mail: vitsutt@state.gov (Tiiu Vitsut).