2025-2026 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program (Cambodia)

This fellowship program brings accomplished mid-level professionals to the United States for a year of academic and professional work. Fellowships awarded under the Humphrey Fellowship Program are subject to the availability of funding.

The Humphrey Fellowship Program is a Fulbright program that brings accomplished young and mid-career professionals with demonstrated leadership potential to the United States for a year of non-degree graduate-level study, leadership development, and substantive professional collaboration with U.S. counterparts. By providing future leaders and policy makers with experience in U.S. society, culture, and professional fields, the program provides a basis for lasting, productive ties between Cambodians and their professional counterparts in the United States. The fellowships are granted competitively to both public and private sector candidates with a commitment to public service in the fields of:

• Human and Institutional Capacity:
  • Economic Development
  • Finance & Banking
  • Public Policy Analysis and Public Administration
  • Technology Policy and Management
• Rights and Freedoms:
  • Communications and Journalism
  • Law and Human Rights
• Sustainable Lands:
  • Agricultural and Rural Development
  • Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change
  • Urban and Regional Planning
• Thriving Communities:
  • Public Health Policy and Management
  • Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention
  • Educational Administration, Planning, and Policy

Criteria

To be eligible, applicants must have the following qualifications:

• Demonstrate commitment to public service and potential for advancement in their professions
• A minimum of five years of professional experience (prior to August 2024) in the relevant field
• Completed a university degree program requiring at least four years of full-time study in order to qualify for admission to U.S. programs of graduate study
• Have an interest in the policy aspects of their field of specialization
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English with a minimum TOEFL test score of 525 paper-based or 71 internet-based (Candidates with lower scores may be nominated for the Long-term English Training.)
• Demonstrate the required experience, skills, and commitment while also indicating how they can benefit from this program in ways that they have not already experienced.

Ineligible

• Applicants are not eligible if they are:
  • Recent university graduates, even if they have significant positions.
  • University teachers or academic researchers with no management responsibilities (except in the fields of Substance Abuse Education, Prevention, and Treatment, or Teaching of English as a Foreign Language)
  • Individuals who have attended a graduate school in the U.S. for one academic year or more during the seven years prior to August 2024.
  • Individuals with recent third-country experiences, especially in developed countries
  • Individuals with U.S. in-country experience of any kind lasting more than six months during the five years prior to August 2024
  • Individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residents
• The Humphrey Fellowship grants provide round-trip transportation to the United States, tuition fees, and living expenses for full-time study. Grant provisions do not include financial support for dependents.

For more information, visit U.S. Embassy in Cambodia.