HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Competition for 2023-2024
Announcement beginning June 16, 2022
Competition closes midnight on September 2, 2022
The U.S. Embassy in Cyprus is pleased to announce the competition for the 2023-2024 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. The Hubert H. Humphrey Program is a Fulbright exchange that brings mid-career professionals with demonstrated leadership potential to the United States for a year of non-degree graduate-level study, leadership development, and substantive professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts. By providing future leaders and policymakers with experience in American society, culture, and professional fields, the program provides a basis for lasting, productive ties between Americans and their professional counterparts overseas.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program’s primary sponsor is the U.S. Department of State. The Program is administered under a cooperative agreement with the Institute of International Education (IIE). These two agencies work in partnership with a network of universities competitively selected to host Humphrey Fellows.
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State and is administered by the U.S. Embassy in Cyprus.
The application for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship is found here: https://apply.iie.org/huberthhumphrey
The submission deadline for the online application is midnight on September 2, 2022.
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Academic: The Humphrey program is a non-degree program. Humphrey Fellows cannot transfer from non-degree status to degree status under any circumstances. Humphrey Fellows pursue tailored study programs at participating host institutions, where the freedom from the requirements of a degree program gives each Fellow the flexibility to pursue a self-directed, individualized program. There is no provision for Fellows to request placement at any particular university. Approximately 13 campuses have been selected through a competitive process to host Fellows in groups with thematic and subject affinities. Each university is chosen based on institutional resources and the level of support and guidance it offers to the participants. Each campus has a designated faculty coordinator for academic and administrative support. In addition, faculty advisors assist Fellows in pursuing balanced academic and professional programs.
Leadership and Professional Development: Professional enrichment activities include professional visits, enhancement skills workshops, conferences, training programs, and professional affiliation (also known as placement). The professional affiliation provides firsthand exposure to a U.S. work environment on a full-time basis for a minimum period of six weeks. Early in the academic year, each Fellow develops, with assistance from the local campus coordinator and faculty advisors, a detailed plan of practical professional activities geared to the Fellow’s Humphrey program objectives.
FIELDS OF STUDY:
Sustainable Development
- Economic Development/Finance and Banking
- Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change
Democratic Institution Building
- Communications and Journalism
- Law and Human Rights
- International Religious Freedom
- Trafficking in Persons Policy and Prevention
- Technology Policy and Management
Public Health
- Public Health Policy and Management
- Contagious and Infectious Diseases
FELLOWSHIP ALLOWANCES
Round-trip international airfare, domestic travel to required Humphrey workshops such as the Global Leadership Forum, monthly stipend, computer subsidy, Professional Development support, accident/sickness coverage and various allowances. Award benefit amounts vary depending on the location of the U.S. University. While qualified dependents are eligible to accompany the Fellow, there is no financial support provided for dependents. Grants are awarded for one year.
CANDIDATE PROFILE: Appropriate candidates are mid-career professionals in leadership positions who have demonstrated a commitment to public service and the potential for professional advancement. Prospective Fellows should have a minimum of five years full-time professional experience (prior to August 2022) in the relevant field, after completing a university degree, and should be interested in the policy aspects of their field of specialization. Candidates must have completed a university degree program requiring at least four years of full-time study to qualify for participation in U.S. graduate study programs. Candidates should be proficient in both written and spoken English.
Candidates should demonstrate the required experience, skills, and commitment while also indicating how they can benefit from this program in ways that they have not experienced previously and are not likely to experience without the Humphrey Program. Applicants should indicate how their participation would benefit their institution and community.
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, Prevention, and Treatment 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 2022;
- Individuals with U.S. in-country experience of any kind lasting more than six months during the five years prior to August 2022;
- Individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residence status may not apply.
- A candidate with recent third-country experience may have a less compelling need for the Humphrey Program than a candidate who has never had a significant professional opportunity abroad and may be given second priority.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
- Cypriot citizenship; applicants selected must have a Cypriot passport and be eligible to fly from the Larnaca airport. Successful applicants will travel to the United States with a Cypriot passport.
- Evidence of employment in Cyprus (full time or by contract)
- Five years of full-time professional experience in the relevant field
- First university degree (undergraduate degree is required)
- Proficiency in English
APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND COMPETITION SCHEDULE
The on-line application is open from June 16 through September 2, 2022. Applications must be complete by the stated deadline.
Please find the application here: https://apply.iie.org/huberthhumphrey
Additionally, completed applications must contain:
- Two letters of reference; one must be from the applicant’s current employer
- Official transcripts and copies of diplomas with English-language translations should be uploaded electronically; paper documents will not be accepted.
- Passport copy
All applications, including references, undergo technical and academic reviews. Candidates who satisfy all requirements will be interviewed by interviewing teams. Interviews will be scheduled in late September 2022. Personal interviews are preferred but virtual interviews will be allowed if the epidemiological situation due to COVID-19 does not allow for in-person interviews. Based on interview results, the list of finalists will be submitted for final approval to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board in the United States. Selected grantees will be notified of final approval in March 2023. Generally, programs will start in mid-August 2023.
Finalists for Humphrey awards will be required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) by November 2022. The U.S. Embassy in Cyprus will arrange registration and cover the fees for the TOEFL test for all semi-finalists.
Substance Abuse Applicants:
Candidates applying in the Substance Abuse field of study should complete field-specific questions not required of other fields.
Medical Forms:
Medical exams are not required as part of the initial application process. It is not necessary to complete medical evaluation forms until a candidate is advanced to principal status.
Find additional information about the Humphrey Fellowship, host universities, and program alumni.
Questions?
Public Affairs Office/Fulbright Program
e-mail: FulbrightCy@state.gov
