Educational Programs

2006-2007 HUBERT H. HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The Embassy of the United States of America invites applicants for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program for the academic year 2006-2007. The Humphrey Fellowship is a one year NON-DEGREE program combining academic and professional development opportunities in the United States. This fellowship program is meant for mid-level professionals in leadership positions working in either the public or private sector.

Eligible fields for the program:

• Natural resources and environmental management
• Public policy analysis and public administration
• Economic development
• Agricultural development/agricultural economics
• Economic development
• Finance and banking
• Human resource management
• Urban and regional planning
• Drug abuse education, treatment, and prevention
• Public health policy and management
• Technology policy and management
• Education
• Law and human rights
• Communications/journalism
• Nonproliferation studies
• Teaching of English as a foreign language
• HIV/AIDS policy and prevention
• Trafficking of persons

Eligibility requirements:

• Azerbaijani citizenship
• Bachelor’s degree
• At least five years of progressive professional experience
• Potential for leadership in one’s field
• A commitment to public service in a wide variety of fields
• English fluency (TOEFL scores no lower than 525/paper based and 195/computer based)

The application deadline is Friday, September 16, 2005.

For further information send an email to bakueducation@state.gov.