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Humphrey fellow Hitender Rao participates in a team building activity at Eppley Recreation and Wellness Center, University of Maryland, College Park,
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development. Applications from all the listed fields Term English (LTE) language training opportunity
are welcome. Qualified women and candidates to facilitate the participation of candidates from
from minority and disadvantaged groups are non-elite populations, rural areas, minority groups
encouraged to apply. and others who may be excellent candidates but
lack the necessary language skills. LTE participants
Appropriate candidates are young and mid-career
will be brought to the U.S. for an intensive 20-25
professionals in leadership positions who have a
week pre-academic program to improve their
commitment to public service and the potential for
language skills.
professional advancement. Candidates should
demonstrate the required experience, skills, and The Humphrey fellows undertake master's level
commitment while also indicating how they can work directly related to their professional needs and
benefit from this program in ways that they have fields of interest but does not result in the
not experienced previously and are not likely to awarding of a degree. They are assigned in clusters
experience without the Humphrey program. of 8-15 to the institution offering the most
appropriate program in their area of interest. These
Candidates should be proficient in both written and
clusters are balanced geographically, permitting
spoken English and will be required to take
interaction among fellows from various countries.
Internet-based Test (iBT) of English as a Foreign
The host universities are chosen for their excellence
Language (TOEFL).
in the Humphrey fields and for the resources and
The Humphrey program is now offering a Long- support they offer Humphrey Fellows. For 2016-
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