If you are interested in applying for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, and you meet the specified criteria, you can receive an application at your country's United States Department of State Post or Fulbright Commission.

US citizens or dual-nationals are NOT eligible for this program.

Candidates interested can receive an application for the Humphrey Fellowship Program through one of the following agencies in their home country:

• United States Department of State at the US Embassy
• Fulbright Agency

Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates with a commitment to public service in both the public and private sectors. The Humphrey Program hosts fellows in the fields of:

• Natural resorces and environmental management
• Public policy analysis and public administration
• Economic development
• Agricultural development/Agricultural Economics
• Finance and banking
• Human resource management/Personnel
• Urban and regional planning
• Public health policy and management
• Technology policy and management
• Educational planning
• Communications/Journalism
• Drug Abuse Education, Prevention and Treatment

Interested applicants must apply in their home countries to the United States Department of State Posts or Fulbright Commissions.

After national selection, final nominations are reviewed in the United States by independent review committees. These review committees make recommendations to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Awards are announced by April each year for Fellowships beginning in August/September.

To be eligible for a Humphrey Fellowship, applicants must have:

• An undergraduate degree
• Five years of substantial professional experience
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and record of public service
• Fluency in English