Candidates should be mid-career professionals in leadership positions who have the required experience/skills, commitment to public service and potential for advancement in their professions. They should be currently employed by national, local or regional government units or universities or by private sector organizations, with assurances of reemployment upon return. A bachelor’s degree or local equivalent is required in order to be accepted by a U.S. graduate school.

The Humphrey Program is designed for those moving into positions of important responsibility and influence in their careers. Humphrey Fellows will be placed as non-degree students in graduate level courses in one of 13 participating universities. Professional activities such as seminars, special research projects, field trips, attendance at professional association conferences, meetings with professional counterparts and professional affiliations with appropriate organizations provide fellows with practical experience in their fields outside the university setting. The emphasis is on broad-based program objectives that go beyond the acquisition or improvement of professional or technical skills alone.

The Humphrey Fellowship for Thailand covers international travel, tuition and fees, monthly maintenance allowance, professional visits/affiliation, settling-in allowance, baggage allowance, book/supplies allowance, and supplementary health insurance. The monthly maintenance allowance ranges from US$1, 170 to 1, 770 based on the cost of living in a given area of the United States. There will be no provision for dependents to accompany fellows, nor will fellows receive a separate allowance to support dependents.

The program will include approximately 30 days of residency at the host university campus. During this time there will be morning and afternoon lecture/discussion sessions as well as study trips to nearby areas. Longer trips to at least two different regions will take place during the last 10 days of the institute. The scholars will be exposed to a variety of teaching methods and research resources aimed at helping them to develop their curricula. While individual research is not a primary objective of the program, access to the resources and facilities at the host university will be available to the participants.

Each scholar will be provided all institute costs covering international and domestic travel, lodging and meals. allowances for cultural activities, books and materials allowances, incidental allowances and health insurance. Dependents cannot accompany scholars on any part of the program and scholars will not receive a separate allowance to support dependents.