Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship Program at the University of California, Davis

Welcome to our 2025-26 Fellows! We look forward to the year ahead with all of you.

Humphrey Fellows Arrive at UC Davis from Eight Different Countries The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program returns to UC Davis in 2025-26 with eight Fellows.

Humphrey Fellow Speaks at International Forum with a Warning About Overtaxing Groundwater Resources Becoming a 2024-25 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow is already reshaping and expanding my professional perspectives. I was selected as a speaker for the “Humphreys Perspectives Panel: Ensuring Sustainable Environments,” for which I decided to speak about the role that groundwater plays in our global fr...

A special thank you to Gella Abella, our Fellow from the Philippines, who spoke to attendees about her experiences in the Fellowship so far in 2024!

Last week, we celebrated our UC Davis The Fulbright Program Students and Scholars and our UC Davis The Hubert H Humphrey Fellowship Program Fellows. The evening reflected on the importance of global exchange and the decades of impact these programs have had on UC Davis.

In addition to hearing from Fulbright and Humphrey participants about their experiences, attendees heard from UC Davis Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Mary Croughan, Vice Provost and Dean of Global Affairs Joanna Regulska, and keynote speaker Jill Nash of the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Photo: TJ Ushing/UC Davis

Image Description: Participants in the Fulbright and Humphrey Fellowship Programs along with distinguished guests pose for a group photo.

Congratulations! ¡Felicidades!

🇸🇻🌱 Congrats to Luis Antonio Nieto Gonzalez for receiving a 2024 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund grant. His project, "Agroecological Garden for Sustainable Development," will empower 35 families in El Salvador's dry corridor with training in agroecology, climate resilience, and entrepreneurship. Mr. Nieto’s work reflects his dedication to tackling climate challenges through community action—skills he sharpened during his fellowship at UC Davis

Please help us welcome the 2024-25 UC Davis Humphrey Fellows! Meet Gella, Tung, Kunan, Abdourahamane, Begaim, Linda, Maíra, Laxmi, Muki, Forhat, Seungcheol and Ana. Read more about them and reach out to them to connect:

Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows Arrive at UC Davis UC Davis welcomes its 33rd cohort of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. In 2024-25, the campus is joined by 12 Fellows from 12 different countries.

Four of our 2023-24 Fellows were selected to participate in the Community College Residency Program this year, and they shared their experiences in a blog now on our website. Read more:

UC Davis Humphrey Fellows Lead and Share Experiences at U.S. Community Colleges During the spring quarter, the Institute of International Education (IIE) selected four UC Davis Hubert Humphrey Fellows to participate in the Community College Residency Program (CCRP). The CCRP offered a one-week immersive learning and sharing experience at community colleges throughout the countr...

A big thank you to the UC Davis D-Lab for their work and enthusiasm as our Fellows partnered with students to tackle real issues in the Sustainable Development Project Seminar. Learn more about these collaborations:

Course Fosters Global Innovation Through Collaboration A D-Lab course gives undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to gain real-world experience by pairing them with 12 UC Davis Humphrey Fellows, mid-career professionals from 12 different countries with developing and emerging economies.

UC Davis is one of five universities nationally (and the only UC in the system) to host both Humphrey and Mandela Washington Fellows. Our 2023-24 Fellows Pilar Lillo (Chile) and Bagher Yousefi (Iran) are featured in this article.

Fostering Global Advancements Through Collaboration and Community As the only University of California campus to host the Mandela Washington Fellowship or the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship— and one of only five universities in the U.S. to host both, UC Davis provides global change-makers with vital and unique experiences that benefit the UC Davis community, each...

Our Humphrey Fellows have enjoyed opportunities to contribute to the Davis-area community during their fellowship. Thank you to the Yolo Food Bank and Davis Community Meals and Housing for their work in our community and for inviting our Fellows to volunteer and participate.