AY2024-2025 Hubert H.
Humphrey Fellowship Program
Essay Questions Section of the Online Application
The application link to the AY2024-2025 program cycle will be available in April 2023. Until the
link is available, applicants are advised to use this time to prepare their answers for the Essay
Questions Section which is the most important part of the application.
Take your time to answer each question carefully and sufficiently, bearing in mind that all
questions have a character limit as written below. Read the questions well and take your time to
think about them. Review your answers for any spelling or grammatical mistakes. Avoid
repeating the same answer in different questions.
Responses should be drafted and completed by the applicant. They should provide detailed
information about the candidate's plans for professional development and how they relate to the
candidate's goals and Egypt’s needs. Independent review panelists rely heavily on the proposed
program plan in evaluating the candidate's communication skills, his/her understanding of the
Humphrey program, and the candidate's need for it. Humphrey fellows come from diverse fields,
institutions, and backgrounds. However, whether they come from public, private or non-
governmental institutions, successful Humphrey candidates have consistently demonstrated a
genuine and sustained commitment to public service and have clearly articulated this within their
applications. Humphrey fellows also have a clear program plan for their time on the fellowship
in the U.S., as well as how their Humphrey program experiences will benefit their field, their
home institution, and their country upon return.
Important: The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program seeks applicants that have developed
a sense of personal integrity and are original thinkers. Copying someone else’s writing, whether
from the internet, from a book or from a friend is considered plagiarism. Any quoted words or
sentences should include a citation. An applicant who is found to have plagiarized in any form
(including unintentional or accidental plagiarism) in his or her application will be disqualified.
For further information about plagiarism and citation, please click on the following link:
https://fulbright-egypt.org/resources/
Essay questions for all fields
Leadership
Humphrey Fellows are leaders who make contributions in their fields that advance their
communities and countries. Please describe how your work addresses the short and long-term
needs of your country. Describe how the knowledge and skills you will gain through the
Humphrey Fellowship will help you further address your country’s needs. Be as specific as
possible. (1200 characters)
Useful Tips:
-Clarify how your work directly impacts the development of your field in Egypt. Provide concrete
examples to support your points whenever possible. Focus on the most impactful aspects of your
job.
-Highlight some of your experiences that you feel best explain your contribution to the field.
Beware that due to character limit, you will not be able to include everything that you do, so use
the space wisely.
-Explain how you can benefit from the Humphrey Fellowship and how you will use the new skills
and experiences you will learn in the U.S. to further support the development of your field and
address its needs.
Goals and Program Plan
Humphrey Fellows are required to take initiative to build a program plan by choosing academic
and professional experiences that will help them achieve their professional goals. Please describe
your professional goals for the next five years, provide details about the academic and
professional experiences that you would choose when designing your Humphrey Fellowship, and
explain how these experiences will help you achieve your goals. (2000 characters)
Useful Tips:
-This question focuses on activities, courses, meeting, internships and other professional
engagements during the Humphrey Program in the U.S. Based on this, applicants are asked to
provide here a program plan that outlines the activities they want to participate in during the
Fellowship in terms of academic courses that they want to attend, conferences, workshops, field
trips to institutions in the field, meetings with experts, and finally an internship at a U.S.
institution.
-If you have already identified coursework that you want to attend or experts that you want to
meet with, please note them here.
-Outline your professional goals for the next five years and explain how the Humphrey activities
that you have identified will impact your professional goals upon your return.
-Be as specific as possible. For example, identify the sub areas of specialization that you are
interested in within your major field and provide examples whenever possible.
Public Service
The Humphrey Fellowship focuses on public service and developing leaders who contribute to
the greater good. Please describe how you have demonstrated a strong commitment to public
service, for example through community engagement, civic involvement, or professional
responsibilities. (1200 characters)
Useful Tips:
-Humphrey Fellows are often leaders in their communities who have shown a sustained
commitment to public service. When answering this question, please note that public service can
be interpreted broadly to encompass your professional career, your field of specialization, and/or
your service to your community and include a wide range of activities.
-Highlight the areas where you feel you have demonstrated commitment to public service.
Explain through concrete examples if you are passionate about a certain area or cause that you
feel is important to the development and good of your community.
-With regards to your professional career, identify how your work addresses an important
cause(s) in society. Explain why this cause is important and how your professional efforts are
helping this cause.
Challenge Statement
Describe a problem or challenging situation that you took initiative to resolve. What steps did you
take? What was the outcome? Please select an example that illustrates something that you want
the review panel to know about your problem-solving skills, leadership abilities, and/or
commitment to public service. (2400 characters)
Useful Tips:
-Tell a story that best highlights your professional and personal skills, leadership, flexibility, and
creativity.
-Show how you were able to manage a crisis or lead a team.
-Highlight your commitment to your home institution and serving your field.
-Make sure that the way you narrate your story highlights your leadership abilities and show that
you have a vision in dealing with challenges that come your way.
Additional essay questions for Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention field
• Briefly describe what you know about current substance abuse problems in your country.
(1200 characters)
• Briefly describe recent substance abuse research project(s) in which you have been
engaged, the extent of your role in these project(s) and list any publications in connection
with research work that you have done. (1200 characters)
• Briefly describe an area of substance abuse research that you would like to pursue based
on the needs in your country. (1200 characters)
