Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

The U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso is seeking applications for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program to develop one’s leadership skills and learn the most recent advances in their field.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program is a nine-month exchange program in the United States for mid-level professionals who have potential to move into leadership positions in the public or private sector. Fellows spend approximately nine months in the U.S. taking graduate level courses at a U.S. university, participating in long term leadership development programs and engaging with professional peers from around the world in non-academic professional development activities.

What kinds of professionals are eligible to apply?

Mid-career professionals who work in the following fields in either the public or private sector is eligible to apply:

• Communications/Journalism
• Natural Resources and Environmental Management
• Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
• Economic Development
• Agricultural Development/Agricultural Economics
• Finance and Banking
• Human Resource Management/Personnel
• Law, Civil Society, Human Rights, and Democratic Development
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Technology Policy and Management
• Educational Planning
• Public Health Policy and Management
• Drug Abuse Education, Prevention and Treatment
• Other

Requirements

Only applicants who meet the following minimum requirements can apply to the Public Affairs Section in the U.S. Embassy in Ouagadougou:

• Citizens or permanent residents of Burkina Faso.
• Persons who have a university degree awarded after at least four years of full-time study that would be sufficient to qualify the person to be admitted to a graduate study program at a university in the U.S.
• Persons who will have at least five years of professional work experience prior to the commencement of their Fellowship and who desire to pursue study and professional development in the same field in which they have the five years of experience; and
• Persons who are proficient in both written and spoken English (550 TOEFL PBT)
• Persons committed to returning to Burkina and developing their field.

How to apply

The deadline for applications is January 31, 2025. To learn more and apply, please click here.