Federal grant programs / Department of State

Academic Exchange Programs - Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program (19.010)

Also known as Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$59.1 million
• Grant awards55
• Typical award$250
• Awarded in FY 2025$11.3 million
• Size rank978 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $12.2 million in fiscal 2021 to $11.3 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 978th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• Awards went to recipients in 1 states and territories.

What the program funds

As authorized by the Fulbright-Hays Act, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) seeks to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange programs, including the exchange of scholars, researchers, professionals, students, and educators. ECA programs foster engagement and encourage dialogue with citizens around the world. Educational and cultural engagement is premised on the knowledge that mutual understanding, the development of future leaders, and the benefits of education programs influence societies and affect official decision-making almost everywhere in the world today. ECA programs inform, engage, and influence participants across strategic sectors of society – including young people, teachers, scholars, journalists, and other professionals – increasing the number of foreign individuals who have first-hand experience with Americans and with the values of freedom, representative government, rule of law, economic choice, and individual dignity, while building international knowledge and capacity among Americans. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship, a Fulbright exchange, advances American interests by bringing influential professionals from priority countries to the United States to build strategic partnerships that advance shared interests and support U.S. foreign policy goals.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

• Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3) • Public and state institutions of higher education • Private institutions of higher education

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funding is provided to a non-profit organization to support program administration as well as coordinating program logistics. Funding supports activities such as publicity and recruitment, screening of participant applications, recruitment and selection of U.S. host institutions, communication with host institutions and recipients, payment of stipends, and the provision of enrichment and alumni activities. The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, a Fulbright exchange, enhances leadership among international professionals who collaborate to address local and global challenges and foster change for the collective good. Through academic study and professional development with U.S. counterparts, this growing global network shares best practices and builds expertise in fields of critical importance to advance societal and institutional capacity, promote human rights and freedoms, ensure sustainable environments, and develop thriving communities. The Humphrey Fellowship Program provides approximately 130 current and future international leaders with professional collaboration, a personalized academic experience, and leadership development, while building lasting, productive ties in critical fields between Americans and their professional counterparts overseas. More than ten major universities in the United States serve as host campuses for Humphrey Fellows.

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Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

$12,065,000.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.