Humphrey Fellowships

Humphreys Fellowships Qualifications

Candidates for 2009-10 Must

• Be mid-career professionals in leadership positions with a commitment to public service in the following fields:
  1. Agricultural and Rural Development
  2. Communications/Journalism
  3. Substance Abuse Education, Treatment, and Prevention (Candidates need a research background in the field)
  4. Economic Development/Finance and Banking
  5. Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
  6. HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention
  7. Human Resource Management
  8. Law and Human Rights
  9. Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change
  10. Public Health Policy and Management
  11. Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
  12. Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (Teacher Training or Curriculum Development)
  13. Technology Policy and Management
  14. Trafficking in Persons, Policy and Prevention
  15. Urban and Regional Planning
• Hold positions involving policy, managerial or administrative responsibilities rather than research or technical responsibilities (except for the Drug Abuse category)
• Demonstrate leadership qualities
• Have been employed in China for at least five years at the management or policy level, with substantive professional experience and upward career mobility
• Be between 30 and 50 years of age
• Hold at least an undergraduate degree (requiring at least four years of full-time study)
• Be fluent in English
• Candidates who are women, members of ethnic minority groups, or from lesser developed regions of China are encouraged to apply

Ineligible Candidates

• Individuals without a university degree;
• Individuals with less than five years of professional experience beyond attainment of an undergraduate degree prior to August 2009;
• Recent university graduates;
• University teachers with no management or policy responsibilities, except for teachers of English as a foreign language and specialists in drug abuse prevention and treatment;
• Individuals who have attended a graduate school in the United States for one academic year or more during the seven years prior to August 2009;
• Individuals who have had more than six months of U.S. experience during the five years prior to August 2009;
• Individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status;