Embassy of the United States Moscow, Russia

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey

The program provides mid-career professionals an opportunity to pursue graduate-level academic course work with professional development activities. While the Program does not offer a degree, it does provide broad professional enrichment through a combination of activities tailored to each Fellow's interest. Humphrey Fellowships are limited to one academic year, preceded, if appropriate, by a period of English-language training.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the potential for leadership and a commitment to service, either in the public or private sector. Because Humphrey Fellows design their own programs and establish their own professional affiliations, they must be self-motivated and able to easily adapt to a new environment. It is important that candidates have considerable initiative if they are to benefit from the program. Prospective fellows should have a minimum of five years of professional experience prior to the program deadline in August and should be interested in policies pertaining to their fields of specialization.

The Humphrey Program is a Fulbright Exchange Activity and its funding is provided by the United States Congress through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. In Russia, the Public Affairs section of the U.S. Embassy administers the program. Russian candidates compete with candidates from about one hundred other countries for selection. The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarships Board, appointed by the President to oversee and supervise the educational exchanges of the Fulbright Program, has overall responsibility for the final selection of Humphrey Fellows.

Fields for 2013-2014 are:

• Agricultural and Rural Development;
• Communications/Journalism;
• Substance Abuse Education, Prevention and Treatment;
• Economic Development/Finance and Banking
• Educational Administration, Planning and Policy;
• Higher Education Administration;
• HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention;
• Human Resource Management;
• Law and Human Rights;
• Natural Resources and Environmental Policy / Climate Change;
• Public Health Policy and Management;
• Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
• Teaching of English as a Foreign Language;
• Technology Policy and Management;
• Trafficking in Persons, Policy and Prevention;
• Urban and Regional Planning.

Eligibility requirements for this competitive program:

• Russian citizenship;
• a first university degree (Bachelor's degree) as a minimum;
• at least FIVE YEARS of full-time professional experience (prior to August 2012);
• good potential for leadership in one's field;
• a commitment to public service in a wide variety of fields;
• good English language proficiency (TOEFL scores no lower than 525/paper-based and 71/internet-based)

Applications must include academic transcripts and English language translations of all non-English documents.

Who is ineligible to apply?

• Recent graduates (even if they have significant positions);
• faculty members with no management responsibilities (except in the fields of Sustainable Abuse education, Prevention and Treatment and Teaching of English as a Second Language);
• individuals with recent U.S. or third country experience (more than 6 months within the last 5 years);
• individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status.

Do not apply if you want to pursue an advanced academic degree in the U.S. (this is a non-Degree program) or if you want to attend a specific U.S. university. Universities are selected competitively to host Fellows in groups by profession.

Deadline for submitting applications to the U.S. Embassy for academic year 2013-2014 is August 15, 2012.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Sample Program Plans (PDF 859 KB),
• Personal Statements (PDF 624 KB), and
• Sample Application (PDF 173 KB)

Additional information and program applications for 2012-2013 are available at the American Embassy, Public Affairs Section, Bolshoy Devyatinskiy per., 8, 121099, Moscow, tel: (495) 728-5242, e-mail: USGExchanges@gmail.com. More details are available at the Humphrey Program website, www.humphreyfellowship.org

The TOEFL test registration is available on www.toefl.org For all TOEFL-related questions, please contact American Center for Education and Testing (ACET) in Moscow (495) 647-2321, e-mail: acet@actr.ru, tlikholetova@actr.ru.