Educational Exchange

Humphrey Fellowships

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright program that provides mid-level professionals from developing countries an opportunity to enhance their professional capabilities through participation in specialized, 10-month, non-degree programs at selected American universities. Fellowships will be granted for the 2010-2011 academic year (August 2010 – June 2011). Ideal candidates have a proven track record of leadership, a public service commitment, and the capacity to take full advantage of a self-defined program of independent study at a leading U.S. university. The program awards a certificate from the U.S. Government; it is not designed to deliver an advanced degree. Professionals from both the public and the private sectors are eligible to apply. Female, minority and candidates from outside Vientiane are encouraged to apply. Humphrey Fellowships are offered in the following fields:

• Agricultural Development/ Agricultural

• Economics;

• Communications/Journalism;

• Economic Development/Finance and Banking;

• Educational Administration, Planning and Policy;

• HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention;

• Human Resource Management;

• Law and Human Rights;

• Natural Resources and Environmental Management;

• Public Health Policy and Management;

• Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration;

• Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (Teacher Training or Curriculum Development);

• Technology Policy and Management;

• Trafficking in Persons, Policy and Prevention;

• Urban and Regional Planning;

• Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention. (the U.S. Department of State cooperates with the National Institute on Drug Abuse(NIDA) in co-funding Humphrey Fellowships in substance abuse treatment and prevention. 

• Candidates in this field must either have a research background in the field or demonstrate an ability to learn to understand the results and policy implications of current research. The candidates should be recruited and ranked together with candidates in other fields, and must complete a supplementary field-specific application page.)

Eligibility

• Lao citizenship. Age 40 or under.
• Must hold at least a bachelor’s degree with at least four years of full-time study and a superior academic record and qualify for admission to U.S. programs of graduate study. Humphrey Fellowship applicants must have at least five years of work experience.
• Proficiency in the English language measured by minimum TOEFL score of 550 paper-based, or 213 computer-based, or 80 internet-based for Fulbright; and minimum TOEFL score of 525 paper-based, or 195 computer-based or 71 internet-based for Humphrey. Appointments for screening tests can be arranged with the Embassy after submission of a satisfactory application form.
  

Application Information

Registration forms for the TELP test are available at the U.S. Embassy guardhouse or download it here.

• Registration forms are available at the U.S. Embassy guardhouse or may be downloaded at http://laos.usembassy.gov
  
• Applicants must include a one-page essay, 500 words maximum, on why you want to study in the United States. The appointment for the English screening tests for selected applicants will be made for eligible applicants with no TOEFL or IELTS scores at the time the completed application is submitted. Eligible applicants with the required minimum TOEFL/IELTS scores can submit their scores with their completed registration forms and supporting documents.
  
• Applicants from outside Vientiane please call: (+856 21) 267 263 (we will answer a call from outside Vientiane only) during official hours for more information on how to apply.
  
• Oral interviews for selected applicants will take place May 18-19, 2009. Applicants will be informed of their selection the following week
  
• The closing date for registration forms, essays, and test scores is Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. The complete application must be submitted in person to the Public Diplomacy Office, U.S. Embassy, Rue Bartholonie, (That Dam), Vientiane capital.