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Humphrey Fellowship

http://www.humphreyfellowship.org/

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Deadlines:

  • 29 May 2009

Description:

  • Humphrey Fellowship is a non-degree training program for mid-career professionals. It is sponsored annually by the US State Department since 1978.
  • The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides a year of professional enrichment in the United States for experienced professionals from designated countries throughout the world. Fellows are selected based on their potential for leadership and their commitment to public service in either the public or private sector.
  • Each year approximately 160 Fellows funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State engage in non-degree study and related professional experiences at selected American universities. Begun in 1978, the program now has a network of over 3,700 alumni in 156 countries around the world working to improve their communities and the lives of those in need.
  • Fellows are placed at one of fifteen American universities chosen for excellence in relevant Humphrey fields and for the resources and support they offer Humphrey Fellows. The host campus selection process is open to all universities. This year’s competition is in the fields of: Educational Administration, Planning and Policy; Public Health Policy and Management; and Agricultural Development/Agricultural Economics and Natural Resources, Environmental Policy and Climate Change.

Eligibility and Restrictions:

  • Burmese citizenship
  • University Graduates
  • At least five years of substantial professional experience in Burma
  • Demonstrated leadership qualities and a record of public service
  • Little or no previous experience studying or working in the U.S.
  • Written permission from their employers to participate in the program, should they be selected
  • English level equivalent to 525 TOEFL score.
  • Myanmar citizens who are from the following professional fields are eligible to apply:

Agricultural and Rural Development
Communications/ Journalism
Substance Abuse Education, Treatment, and Prevention
Economic Development/Finance and Banking
Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
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
Technology Policy and Management
Trafficking in Persons, Policy and Prevention
Urban and Regional Planning

Application Procedure:

  • Public Affairs Office

American Embassy
110 University Avenue
Kamayut Township Rangoon
Ph: 536509/ 534173 Ext: 4369

  • Email RangoonUSECA@state.gov

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