Educational Exchange
Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program
The nine-month Humphrey Fellowship Program is funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by the Institute of International Education. It provides mid-career professionals with an opportunity to enhance their professional skills though graduate level coursework and professional affiliations at institutions throughout the United States. Humphrey Fellows are placed in carefully selected U.S. universities. Each campus has a Humphrey coordinator who will provide academic and administrative support, helping each fellow design and implement an individualized program of academic course work and professional development activities.The program is not designed to offer a degree, but to provide broad professional enrichment. Therefore, Fellows identify and participate in professional affiliations where they gain practical experience by working with U.S. organizations specializing in a variety of fields.The Humphrey Fellowship covers all expenses including international/domestic travel, tuition, accident/sickness insurance, monthly maintenance, and funding for books and professional activities. The Humphrey Program does not provide financial support for accompanying family members.To be eligible for a Humphrey Fellowship, applicants must have:
- An undergraduate degree (BA)
- Five years of substantive professional experience
- Demonstrated leadership qualities
- Fluency in English (TOEFL score of 600 is required for paper based test) (if available).. If a TOEFL score of 525 paper based is received, the applicant must take an intensive eight-week English course in the U.S. prior to commencement of the program in September. Funding for this course is provided by the Humphrey Fellowship program).
- Bahraini nationality.The U.S. embassy reception desk must receive a complete application not later than (date will be announced soon).
For more Information contact Educational Advisor:
+973 1724-2767
hasansaf@state.gov