U.S. Embassy in Liberia

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

Overview:

U.S. Embassy Liberia is pleased to announce the annual competition for the 2024-2025 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program.

This is a one-year Fellowship program, a Fulbright exchange that 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 lands, and develop thriving communities. The Humphrey Program was initiated in 1978 to honor the memory and accomplishments of the late Senator and Vice President, Hubert H. Humphrey. The program provides a basis for establishing lasting ties between citizens of the United States and their professional counterparts in other countries, by providing future leaders and policy makers with experience in U.S. higher education, society, culture, and professional organizations. Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates with a commitment to public service in either the public or private sector.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Must have a first university degree
• Must have at least five years of full-time professional experience beyond the attainment of a first university/undergraduate degree, and prior to August 2024 in the relevant field and should be interested in the policy aspects of their field of specialization.
• Must be a Liberian citizen and resident of Liberia
• Limited or no experience in the United States
• Demonstrated leadership and broadly defined commitment to public service
• English language ability

Nominees in the following fields will be the most competitive:

Human and Institutional Capacity:

• Economic Development
• Finance & Banking
• Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
• Technology Policy and Management

Rights and Freedoms:

• Communications and Journalism
• Law and Human Rights

Sustainable Lands:

• Agricultural and Rural Development
• Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change
• Urban and Regional Planning

Thriving Communities:

• Public Health Policy and Management
• Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention
• Educational Administration, Planning, and Policy

Testing of English language:

Application finalists will be required to take the TOEFL exam (Test of English as a Foreign Language). All applicants are expected to study for the TOEFL exam before, during, and after submitting the application. Finalists must be prepared to take the TOEFL exam between May and September 2023 . The exam fees will be paid for by the program for finalists only.

How to apply:

Online applications must be submitted via the following: https://apply.iie.org/huberthhumphrey

Applicants are asked to respond to questions related to leadership, goals and program plan, public service, and a professional challenge they have overcome.

Responses should provide detailed information specific to each question.

No applications will be accepted after August 12, 2023.

All applications received will be screened, but only short-listed applicants will be contacted and invited for an interview.

Women, individuals from rural areas, under-represented groups including individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply (reasonable accommodation will be provided for individuals with disabilities interested in applying). Please direct questions to MonroviaPD@state.gov for more information.

More information:

Learn more about the Humphrey Fellowship Program at: https://www.humphreyfellowship.org/

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