Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship for Midcareer Training

NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey Drug Use and Addiction Fellowship

International research and exchange collaborations contribute to advances in scientific understanding about drug use and addiction. To foster these exchanges, NIDA partners with the U.S. Department of State to support a unique, nondegree training program for midcareer professionals. Through the combination of academic courses at a leading U.S. university and a professional affiliation, NIDA Hubert H. Humphrey (Humphrey) Drug Use and Addiction Fellows learn about NIDA-supported drug use and addiction research and the application of research to the development of science-based government policy and prevention and treatment programs. In addition, NIDA facilitates meetings between fellows and grantees to discuss research funding opportunities and to help identify potential partners for cooperative research.

The Humphrey fellowship will enhance fellows’ work by contributing to their understanding of the scientific basis of drug use and addiction. Fellowship alumni and their U.S. mentors form the nucleus of a network of scientists who exchange information and collaborate on drug use and addiction research, treatment, and prevention programming nationally, regionally, and globally.

What Does the Fellowship Include?

The 10-month, midcareer, nondegree fellowship provides:

  • Mentored academic study at a prominent U.S. university.
  • A minimum six-week professional affiliation experience.
  • Additional professional development activities that help you establish connections with NIDA grantees and NIDA officials. 
  • Tuition, a stipend for books and living expenses, round-trip travel, health insurance, an allowance to support professional development activities, and participation in the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Global Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C.

Who Is Eligible?

Applicants for the fellowship must:

  • Be currently employed in a midcareer position in a university, nongovernmental organization, government ministry, health care profession, or other drug use and addiction-related occupation where science-based evidence contributes to practice, policy, or program development.
  • Have an earned, four-year (or more) university degree in a relevant field of study such as medicine, public health, or biomedical, behavioral, or social science. (It is recommended that candidates for the NIDA Humphrey Fellowship have a master’s and/or doctoral degree.)
  • Have demonstrated leadership qualities and a record of public service in the community.
  • Have demonstrated proficiency in written and spoken English.
  • Have citizenship in a country eligible for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, with residency and full-time professional employment in that country for the past five years.

How Should I Apply?

Contact the U.S. Embassy or Fulbright Commission in your home country, or visit the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program website for more information. The NIDA International Program is prepared to work with potential applicants to ensure that adequate numbers of qualified candidates are available to fill capacity at host universities. For advice on preparing a competitive application, please email us at ip@nida.nih.gov.

Who Has Been a NIDA Humphrey Drug Use and Addiction Research Fellow?

2020-2024
YearFellows
2024-2025Grace Aliyu, VCU
Nigeria		Ameera Ba-Fadhel, VCU
Yemen
Sanjayduth Bhundhoo, VCU
Mauritius		Tenzing Choden, VCU
Bhutan
Uria Gan, VCU
Israel		Orion Jucja, VCU
Albania
Hari Nugroho, VCU
Indonesia		Francisco Adriazola Santibañez, VCU
Chile
Fernando Sarmento, VCU
Timor-Leste		Ayesha Tariq, VCU
Pakistan
Bopitiya Wijewardhana, VCU
Sri Lanka		 
2023-2024Nisharga Chowdhury, VCU
Bangladesh		Mona Ramadan EiTantawy, VCU
Egypt
Iuliia Fatkhullina, VCU
Russia		Zarmina Khan, VCU
Pakistan
Marta Krivade, VCU
Latvia		Sakhile K.S. Masuku, VCU
Eswatini
Ahmed Nawaz, VCU
Pakistan		Isack Rugemalila, VCU
Tanzania
Sanjeewani Senevirathne, VCU
Sri Lanka		Gulbarchyn Toialieva, VCU
Kyrgyzstan
Thinzar Tun, VCU
Burma (Myanmar)		 
2022-2023Ashwag Abdulrahim, VCU
Sudan		Che Neba, VCU
Cameroon
Naana Adjei, VCU
Ghana		Sonia Riaz, VCU
Pakistan
Olubusayo Akinola, VCU
Nigeria		Basak Ünübol, VCU
Turkey
Henry Espinoza, VCU
Nicaragua		Daisy Vargas Mendez, VCU
Panama
Jean Michel Iyamuremye, VCU
Rwanda		Hala Najm, VCU
Lebanon
2021-2022Yakob Ahmed, VCU
Ethiopia		Amanda Moses Ferreira, VCU
Trinidad and Tobago
Aliyu Baba, VCU
Nigeria		Rukhshona Mysaeva, VCU
Uzbekistan
Fara de Ávila Machado, VCU
Uruguay		Naseem Ramadhan, VCU
Iraq
Prachi Ghildyal, VCU
India		Helen Taku, VCU
Cameroon
Brian Maila, VCU
Zambia		Sonam Tobgay, VCU
Bhutan
Giorgi Minasovi, VCU
Georgia		Dongmei Yan, VCU
China
2020-2021Andia Meksi, VCU
Albania		Lucy Kiarie, VCU
Kenya
Mazen Ali, VCU
Bahrain		Bawo James, VCU
Nigeria
Han Thein, VCU
Burma (Myanmar)		Innocent Mwombeki, VCU
Tanzania
Dede Kwadjo, VCU
Ghana		Rabia Bilici, VCU
Turkey
Judith Azumah, VCU
Ghana		Vi Tuong Vu, VCU
Vietnam
Harpreet Sidhu, VCU
India		 
2010-2019
YearFellows
2019-2020Kristina Köhler, VCU
Estonia		Sumaira, VCU
Pakistan
Lalchhanhima Ralte, VCU
India		Adam Kurilla, VCU
Slovak Republic
Heftziba Golan Rand, VCU
Israel		Venant Mligo, VCU
Tanzania
Eugeniu Cotelea, VCU
Moldova		Oleg Lukyanovych, VCU
Ukraine
Marcella Katjijova, VCU
Namibia		Leticia Keuroglian, VCU
Uruguay
2018-2019Hanan Kharabsheh, VCU
West Bank		Rhea Ramnarine, VCU
Trinidad & Tobago
Tea Kordzadze, VCU
Georgia		Kaustubh Sharma, VCU
India
Lal Bahadur Kunwar, VCU
Nepal		Nicola Worcman, VCU
Brazil
Lefate Makunyane, VCU
South Africa		Duanduan Yuan, VCU
China
Marcelo Martoy, VCU
Uruguay		 
2017-2018Martin Agwogie, VCU
Nigeria		Rabia Hanif, VCU
Pakistan
Shatha Alanbar, VCU
Saudi Arabia		André Kiepper, VCU
Brazil
Ayesha AlHosani, VCU
United Arab Emirates		Zau Ring, VCU
Myanmar
Alireza Bayat, VCU
Iran		Chen Shmilo, VCU
Israel
Shibendu Bhattacharjee, VCU
India		Zaira Zambelli Taveira, VCU
Brazil
Svetla Milcheva Borisova, VCU
Bulgaria		Tran Hoang Huyen Tram, VCU
Vietnam
2016-2017Maria Elisa Cabrera, VCU
Uruguay		Daniela Ocaña-Gordillo, VCU
Ecuador
Gilbert Habonimana, VCU
Burundi		Huyen Pham, VCU
Vietnam
Samuel Cudjoe Hanu, VCU
Ghana		Maria Rodrigues, VCU
Mozambique
James Mongare Kenga, VCU
Kenya		Igor Salvatierra, VCU
Bolivia
Olajumoke "Jummy" Koyejo, VCU
Nigeria		Salman Shahzad, VCU
Pakistan
Gulnar Magauina, VCU
Kazakhstan		Nazish Yousaf, VCU
Pakistan
2015-2016Asia Ashraf, VCU
Pakistan		İlker Kayi, VCU
Turkey
Mariana Azcárraga, VCU
Mexico		Joseph Lahai, VCU
Sierra Leone
Jessica Beltran, VCU
Peru		Mohamed Abdelghani Moustafa, VCU
Egypt
Mawouena K. Bohm, VCU
Togo		Rogers Mutaawe, VCU
Uganda
Anthony Coetzer-Liversage, VCU
South Africa		Usman Shamim, VCU
Pakistan
Lenka Juríčeková, VCU
Slovak Republic		Nataša Tomić, VCU
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2014-2015Mariam Abdoh, VCU
Jordan		 
Yu Yu Aung, VCU
Burma (Myanmar)		Farheen Naveed, VCU
Pakistan
Nora Binishi, VCU
Kosovo		Francis Kofi Torkornoo, VCU
Ghana
Mohammed Magdy Elhamshary, VCU
Egypt		Nanda Myo Aung Wan, VCU
Burma (Myanmar)
Sylvester Ebenezer N. Koomson, VCU
Ghana		E. Geraldine Gonzalez Willim, VCU
Paraguay
Jean Li Lim, VCU
Malaysia		 
2013-2014Asha Hetti Arachchige, VCU
Sri Lanka		Shafqat Huma, VCU
Pakistan
Fernanda De Conto, VCU
Brazil		Walid Hassan Ibrahim, VCU
Egypt
Andrew Dodo, VCU
Nigeria		Nang Pann Ei Kham, VCU
Burma (Myanmar)
Shehab Mahmoud Hassaan, VCU
Egypt		Enkelejda Ngjelina, VCU
Albania
Martine Hennequin, VCU
Mauritius		 
2012-2013Sossinou Awoussi, VCU
Togo		George Leveridge, JHU
Jamaica
A. Poongathai Balaji, JHU
India		Rosie Myint, VCU
Burma (Myanmar)
Suzan Ben Ezra, VCU
Israel		Bola Ola, VCU
Nigeria
Jezelle Charles, VCU
Trinidad and Tobago		H. Susan Ruturi, JHU
Kenya
Pavla Dolezalova, JHU
Czech Republic		Mariana Salamoun, JHU
Lebanon
Claudemir Dos Santos, VCU
Brazil		Kouame Sedaminou, VCU
Togo
Basat Ilter, JHU
Turkey		Arold Simpreux, JHU
Haiti
Nang Mo Kham, JHU
Burma (Myanmar)		 
2011-2012Tin Moe Aung, VCU
Burma (Myanmar)		Lionel Kulathilake, VCU
Sri Lanka
Sumitha Chalil, JHU
India		Tshegofatso Mmolawa, JHU
Botswana
Renata de Cerqueira Campos, JHU
Brazil		Pansak Pramokchon, VCU
Thailand
Tshering Dolkar, JHU
Bhutan		Ivan Y. Quevedo Labbe, JHU
Chile
Eugene Dordoye, JHU
Ghana		Pedro Augusto de Andrade Rodrigues, VCU
Brazil
Natalia Estoyanoff, VCU
Uruguay		Onukogu Uchechi, JHU
Nigeria
Elis Haan, JHU
Estonia		Aizhan Zumasheva, VCU
Kazakhstan
Rogers Kasirye, VCU
Uganda		 
2010-2011A. Ender Altintoprak, JHU
Turkey		Dafina Muqaj, VCU
Kosovo
Dorra Amira, VCU
Tunisia		Abimbola Onigbanjo-Williams, JHU
Nigeria
Hla Aung, JHU
Burma		Maia Rusakova, VCU
Russia
Rogerio Alves da Paz, VCU
Brazil		Bangone Santavasy, JHU
Laos
Omar El Shahawy, VCU
Egypt		Ashish Sinha, JHU
Nepal
Roman Gabrhelik, JHU
Czech Republic		Mário Sérgio Sobrinho, VCU
Brazil
Rubeena Kidwai, JHU
Pakistan		Oranooch Sungkhawanna, VCU
Thailand
Hussein Habeeb Mhawesh, JHU
Iraq		Ihor Vasianovych, JHU Ukraine
Ojo Abayomi Moses, VCU
Nigeria		 
2000-2009
YearFellows
2009-2010Rawnak Aqrawi, VCU
Iraq		Thanda Khin, VCU
Burma (Myanmar)
Esther Aryee, JHU
Ghana		Sergey Koren, JHU
Russia
Kyaw Aung, JHU
Burma (Myanmar)		Chinyere Okonkwo, VCU
Nigeria
Murilo Battisti, VCU
Brazil		Gabriela Olivera, VCU
Uruguay
Andrea Domanico, JHU
Brazil		Wali Omer, JHU
Iraq
 Mohd Muzafar Mohd Razali, VCU
Malaysia
 Valeriy Ryabukha, VCU
Ukraine
2008-2009Adrian O. Abagiu
Romania		Tekendra Kumar Rai
India
Munir Ahmed
Bangladesh		Muna Sawwaf
Saudi Arabia
Daniel Akwasi Amankwaah
Ghana		Oleksii Smirnov
Ukraine
Petr Popov
Czech Republic		 
2007-2008Raina G. Abou Elenein
Egypt		Rushit Ismajli
Kosovo
Arian Boci
Albania		Boonsiri Junsirimongkol
Thailand
Fatima El Omari
Morocco		Zar Ni Soe
Burma
Marisa Felicissimo
Brazil		 
2006-2007Giselle Gonzalez
Panama		Lala Margaryants
Armenia
Kevin Goulbourne
Jamaica		Desiree Molina
Venezuela
Adham Hamd
Syria		Peter Ndege
Kenya
Rehana Kader
South Africa		Duc Cuu Nguyen
Vietnam
2005-2006Danesh Kumar Gupta
India		Stephen Nsimba
Tanzania
Fadi Hammal
Syria		Benjamin Ohiorenuan Oaikhena
Nigeria
Alexandra Hill
El Salvador		Patricia Cavalcanti Schmid
Brazil
Abdallah Mansour
Egypt		Anna Ramanova Tkachenko
Russia
Islam Miftari
Kosovo		Nataliya Yuirievna Vlasova
Ukraine
2004-2005Charlton Easton Collie
Jamaica		Monica Siqueira Malta
Brazil
Nael Mostafa Hasan
Egypt		Susanna L Moneva
Bulgaria
Khola Iram
Pakistan		Arun Kumar Sharma
India
Irena Jakovljevic
Serbia and Montenegro		Venera Zakirova
Russia
2003-2004Ana Djordevic
Serbia and Montenegro		Riza Sarasvita
Indonesia
Mariano Hembra
Philippines		Vladimir Stempliuk
Brazil
Reminder Kaur
Malaysia		Cheng-Hua Tian
China
Boris Lobodov
Russia		Tomas Zabransky
Czech Republic
David Otiashvilli
Georgia		 
2002-2003Maria Theresia Ametembun
Indonesia		Rastislav Lacko
Slovakia
Amit Chakrabarti
India		Alisher Latypov
Tajikistan
Winston De La Haye
Jamaica		Meen B. Poudyal Chhetri
Nepal
Alaaeldin A. El Koussi
Egypt		Asad Mohammed Sabr
Saudi Arabia
Ye Swe Htoon
Burma		Bijay Kumar Sharma
India
2001-2002Monica Beg
Bangladesh		Gabriela Novotna
Slovakia
Brader Brathwaite
Trinidad and Tobago		Svitlana Pkhidenko
Ukraine
Ines Bustamante
Peru		Betty Kemal Taruc
Indonesia
Petra Exnerova
Czech Republic		Olga Toussova
Russia
Tarmo Kariis
Estonia		Feng Wei
China
Jorge McDouall
Columbia		 
2000-2001Malika Ait-Saada
Algeria		Irene Chinedum Nwachukwu
Nigeria
Elvia Amensty de Torres
Venezuela		Olga P. Vassioutina
Russia
Vedran Mardesec
Croatia		Yakob Yisak
Ethiopia
1990-1999
YearFellows
1999-2000Gyorgy Kornel Bodrog
Hungary		Sergii Dvoriak
Ukraine
Leo Casimir
Dominica		Maya Hristova Ivanova
Bulgaria
Teodoro Ciolompea
Romania		Evodia A. Mokoko
South Africa
Nimesh Desai
India		Mirjana Radovanovic
Slovenia
Ivan Doci
Slovakia		 
1998-1999Amal Abdullah Al-Kazim
Saudi Arabia		Gabor Keleman
Hungary
Kwame Asante
Ghana		Gennadiy Novitsky
Russia
Ba Thaung
Burma		Benedicto Ortellado
Paraguay
Medhat Mohammad Bassiony
Egypt		Sergio Rojas
Panama
Amany Haroun El Mougy
Egypt		Xin Yu
China
Leonardo Estacio
Philippines		 
1997-1998Vicente Bayard
Panama		Jozsef Lango
Hungary
Djete Beugre
Cote d'Ivoire		Rahmaan Lawall
Nigeria
Victor Chtengulov
Ukraine		Sergio Nicastri
Brazil
Maher Hussain
India		Anna Azevedo Simoes
Brazil
1996-1997Mario Javier Eguia
Bolivia		Maritza Rojas
Peru
Augustine R. Godman
Tanzania		Mahmud Shareif
Jordan
Olabisi F. Ihenyen
Nigeria		Urmil Sharma
India
Ibrahim Abd El-Aal Ismail
Egypt		Georgi Vassilev
Bulgaria
Jose Angel Prado Garcia
Mexico		 
1995-1996Kamal Dib Ibrahim Abu Kamar
Palestinian Territories		Lubomir Okruhlica
Slovakia
Medhat Salah Attia
Egypt		Akwasi Owusu Osei
Ghana
Chunapit Choomwattana
Thailand		Haydee Rosovsky
Mexico
Gyaw Htet Doe
Burma		Fayzal Tayoob Sulliman
Mauritius
Mohamed Adib Essali
Syria		Berna Uluğ
Turkey
Miguel Angel Medina Martinez
Mexico		Umit Mumtaz Yazman
Turkey
Cherry-Ann Millard
Trinidad and Tobago		 
1994-1995Ahmed Moheyldin Abdel-Fattah Abdel-Tawab
Egypt		Njuki Peter Njagi
Kenya
Ravindrasing Bhudoye
Mauritius		Fatima El Moubarak Osman
Sudan
Yilma Desta
Ethiopia		Olga Romanova
Russia
Dharshinie Guniyangoda
Sri Lanka		Rouman Sedefov
Bulgaria
Judit Honti
Hungary		Bian-How Tay
Malaysia
M. Suresh Kumar
India		Jallal Toufiq
Morocco
Chung Tai Lee
South Korea		Mani Viswananthan (deceased)
India
1993-1994Sonia Teresa Abrahams
Jamaica		A.K.M. Abdul Awal Mazumder
Bangladesh
Jose Antonio Arias Manotti
Paraguay		Adewale Gboyega Oloyede
Nigeria
Zdenka Cebasek-Travnik
Slovenia		Flavio Pechansky
Brazil
Fahd Abdullah Dileym
Saudi Arabia		Sueli De Queiroz
Brazil
Abdol-Karim Mostafa Ibrahim
Egypt		Jose Maria Sifontes
El Salvador
Eli Lawental
Israel		Tongwoo Suh
South Korea
Wellington Enock Limbe
Malawi		Ana Cornelia Tholenaar
Dominican Republic
1992-1993Taiwo A. Adamson
Nigeria		Denise Delores Nurse
Barbados
Richard Bernard Adderley
The Bahamas		Paul Pace
Malta
Valerie Jemima Beach-Murphy
Saint Vincent		Joshua C. Phillip
Micronesia
Diana A. Diaz
Colombia		Gopal Prasad Pokharel
Nepal
Mohammad Abdulwahab Firikh
Lebanon		Sandra Reid
Trinidad and Tobago
Zsuzsanna Gal
Hungary		Juan De Dios Reyes
Chile
I. Ioan Alexandru Grigoriu
Romania		Rahul Rai Sur
India
Atmane Ikhlef
Algeria		Suchart Threetiphikhum
Thailand
Mahmad Fazil Khodabocus
Mauritius		Wei-Jen Tsai
Taiwan
Nahed Georgi Matta
Egypt		Fernando Antonio Wagner
   Echeagaray
Mexico
Maria Del Rosario Montecinos
   Vargas
Bolivia		 
1991-1992Syed Sohail Abbas
Pakistan		Eva Katona
Hungary
Pavel Bem
Czech Republic		Abdellah Kherchi
Morocco
Shuaib Che Din
Malaysia		Amadou Koita
Mali
Arthur Guerra de Andrade
Brazil		Isidore S. Obot
Nigeria
Martin Dub
Czech Republic		Walter Edwin Onyango
Kenya
Danuta Dudrak
Poland		Marina Piazza
Peru
Ruth El-Roy
Israel		Oscar Fernandez Picazo
Philippines
Antonio Carlos Gerbase
Brazil		Beatriz Isabel Serrano
Colombia
Maria Isabel Gonzalez Rubio
Chile		Istvan Serto-Radics
Hungary
Shih-Ning Han
Taiwan		Waldemar Oliveros Victor
Panama
Yang Hui
China		William Kenneth Vittetoe
Honduras
1990-1991Wendel Dwight Abel
Jamaica		Malikolo Margaret Motumi
South Africa
Nasser Hussein Al Assaf
Saudi Arabia		Ivan Nazarala Rodriguez
Chile
Darakshan Badar
Pakistan		Abayomi Dolapo Onashile
Nigeria
Henry Augustine Brown-Acquaye
Ghana		Clara Eugenia Ospina
Colombia
Yong Sung Choi
South Korea		Jiri Presl
Czech Republic
Jorge Bolivar Diaz
Guatemala		Luis Sandi
Costa Rica
Carmen Silvia Co Freitas
Brazil		Abu Taleb
Bangladesh
Mei-Lin Lee
Taiwan		Rostislav Zak
Czech Republic
Roberto Alonso De Fatima
   López Godoy
Mexico