U.S. Embassy Asmara Eritrea is currently accepting applications for its Humphrey Fellowship Program 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About U.S. Embassy Asmara Eritrea - Humphrey Fellowship Program
The Humphrey Fellowship Program is a U.S.-based professional development fellowship for experienced mid-career professionals. It is not a degree programme, but a structured fellowship that combines academic learning with hands-on professional engagement. Fellows may take graduate-level courses at host universities, but the programme is broader than classroom study. It also includes consultations with U.S. experts, seminars, field visits, collaborative projects, and practical problem-solving designed to strengthen leadership and public service capacity.
Benefits of U.S. Embassy Asmara Eritrea - Humphrey Fellowship Program
The Humphrey Program provides the following benefits:
- Payment of tuition and fees at the assigned host university;
- Pre-academic English language training, if required;
- A maintenance (living) allowance, including a one-time settling-in allowance;
- Accident and sickness coverage;
- A book allowance;
- A one-time computer subsidy;
- Air travel (international travel to and from the U.S. for the Program and domestic travel to required program events);
- A Professional Development allowance for professional activities, such as field trips, professional visits and conferences.
U.S. Embassy Asmara Eritrea - Humphrey Fellowship Program Requirements
Prospective applicants must:
- Be a residents and a citizens of Eritrea.
- Be a graduate of an accredited university or college and hold a Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent.
- Have a minimum of five years of substantial professional experience.
- Show leadership ability and broadly defined commitment to public service.
- Be proficient in English.
- Be committed to returning to Eritrea after completing the program.
Those Ineligible for Consideration Include:
- Recent university graduates (even if they hold significant positions).
- 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 U.S. for one academic year or more during the seven years prior to the date of application.
- Individuals with recent U.S. educational or work experience (more than six months during the five years prior to the date of application).
- Individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status may not apply to the program as they are ineligible for a J visa
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
30 August, 2026
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