Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program 2025

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program enhances leadership among international professionals who collaborate to address local and global challenges and foster change for our collective good.

Through academic study and professional development with U.S. counterparts, this growing global network shares best practices and builds expertise in fields of critical importance to advance societal and institutional capacity, promote human rights and freedoms, ensure sustainable environments, and develop thriving communities.

The Humphrey Fellowship Program, a Fulbright Exchange, builds connections between U.S. and foreign leaders to advance solutions to the most pressing global challenges, from combatting climate change, to protecting human rights, increasing access to education, and building global health security.

• Leadership development that builds lasting ties in critical fields between Americans and their professional counterparts overseas.
• Personalized academic experience at more than 12 U.S higher education institutions that leads to collaboration across disciplines.
• A network of over 6,450 alumni, including heads of state, supreme court justices, mayors, governors, and leaders in diverse organizations.

• Table of Content
• About Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
• Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
• Aim and Benefits of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
• Requirements for Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides ten months of non-degree academic study and related professional experiences in the United States. Humphrey Fellows are selected based on their potential for leadership and their commitment to public service in either the public or the private sector. The Humphrey Program fosters a mutual exchange of knowledge and understanding about issues of common concern in the United States and the Fellows' home countries. The Program offers Fellows valuable opportunities for leadership development and professional engagement with Americans and their ... continue reading

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

Aim and Benefits of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

• A Professional Development allowance for professional activities, such as field trips, professional visits, and conferences 
• Payment of tuition and fees at the assigned host university 
• Pre-academic English language training, if required 
• A maintenance (living) allowance, including a one-time settling-in allowance
• Accident and sickness coverage 
• A book allowance 
• A one-time computer subsidy 
• Air travel (international travel to and from the U.S. for the Program and domestic travel to required program events) 

Requirements for Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program Qualification

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

• Be a citizen of an eligible country
• Have an undergraduate (first university or Bachelor’s) degree 
• Have a minimum of five years of full-time professional experience 
• Demonstrated leadership qualities and a record of public service in the community 
• Limited experience in the United States 
• Demonstrated English language ability 

Interview date, Process and Venue for Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

Interested applicants must apply through the U.S. Embassy (Public Affairs Section) or Binational Fulbright Commission in their country. Application deadlines vary by country. Applications must contain: 

• Complete answers to all questions; essay responses in English must thoroughly address the prompt. 
• Two letters of reference in English; one must be from the applicant’s current employer. 
• Official transcripts in English: Ensure all transcripts uploaded by the applicant are official, valid documents. Transcripts must list courses taken and grades received. Diplomas need only be uploaded if the transcript does not show proof that the degree was obtained. 

After national selection, independent review committees review nominations in the United States, and final candidate approval is determined by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. After receiving approval from the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the U.S. Embassies and Binational Fulbright Commissions will inform candidates of their status. 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program website.