Humphrey/ National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Fellowships

HUMPHREY/NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE (NIDA) FELLOWSHIPS

These fellowships are designed to provide training in prevention research, epidemiology, treatment and substance abuse policy research. Candidates in this field may be focused on problems of alcohol, drug and tobacco abuse as well as broader areas of public health that relate to substance abuse, such as HIV/AIDS, mental health, medicine, psychology, social work and counseling. Previous Fellows in the substance abuse field have come from schools and universities, community-based treatment and prevention program, hospitals, criminal justice settings and local or national policy agencies.

Grant Benefits

A Humphrey fellowship provides tuition and fees, a monthly maintenance allowance, Accident and Sickness Program for Exchanges per U.S. Government guidelines, a modest allowance for books and supplies, round-trip international air travel to the host institution, domestic travel to the Washington, D.C. workshop, and allowances for professional activities such as field trips, professional visits, and conferences. These fellowships do not provide an allowance for dependents, and the stipend provided under the grant is not sufficient to support family members. The program will involve a number of activities where it will be difficult to include dependents.

Eligibility Requirements

In addition to the General Prerequisites the applicant must:

• preferably have a master's degree or a professional degree of at least four years' duration
• have at least five years of substantial professional experience in the respective field, and be eligible for leave
• have demonstrated leadership qualities;
• have a record of public service in the community; and
• give an undertaking to return to India on completion of the fellowship.
• Individuals with less than five years of full-time professional experience prior to August 2018.
• University teachers with no management or policy responsibilities, except for teachers of English as a foreign language and specialists in substance abuse prevention and treatment.
• Individuals who have attended a graduate school in the United States for one academic year or more during the seven years prior to August 2018.
• Individuals who have had more than six months of U.S. experience during the five years prior to August 2018.
• Individuals with dual U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status.

Candidates meeting any of the following descriptions will be rendered technically ineligible to participate in the Humphrey Program.

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