The Program

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hosting teninternational Humphrey Fellows, mid-career professionals from the regions of Africa, South America, Central Europe and Asia. They are based in the Department of Public Policy during the academic year as participants in the prestigious Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program.

Fellows are nominated by U.S. embassies or Fulbright Commissions based on their potential for national leadership and a demonstrated commitment to public service in either the public or private sector. Fellowships are granted competitively to professional candidates at a midpoint in their careers for one year of non-degree graduate study and work-related experiences in the United States.

Through graduate classes in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Kenan-Flagler Business School, and schools of Government, Law, and Public Health, the Fellows will learn about effective policies in their respective fields, including: telecommunications, public works, environmental affairs, health care, economic development, human resources, and the legal system. The Fellows will also receive leadership development training, participate in professional internships that respond to their long-term career goals, and consult with leaders from businesses, government agencies and nonprofit organizations. By providing these professionals with a shared experience of society, culture, and current approaches to the fields in which they work, the program provides a basis for establishing long-lasting productive partnerships and relationships between U.S. professionals and their colleagues from other countries.