Deadline: November 12, 2015
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is offering a health Policy Fellows program to provide the most comprehensive learning experience at the nexus of health, science and policy in Washington, DC. It will be an exciting and outstanding opportunity for exceptional midcareer health professional and social scientists.
The foundation has worked to identify the most pressing health issues facing in America since 1972.
Award Information:
- Up to seven awards of up to $165,000 each will be made in 2016.
- Fellowship funds of up to $104,000 may be used for the residential stay (not to exceed the fellow’s salary prior to entering the program) from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Exceptional midcareer professionals from academic faculties, government (including military, Veterans Administration, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and state offices who are not considered government officials under Section 4946 of the Internal Revenue Code)* and nonprofit health care organizations who are interested in experiencing the health policy process at the federal level are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants must have earned an advanced degree in one of the following disciplines: allied health professions; biomedical sciences; dentistry; economics or other social sciences; health services organization and administration; medicine; nursing; public health; social and behavioral health; or health law.
- Applicants whose official job description or responsibilities are primarily government relations or advocacy are not eligible to apply.
- Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or permanent residents. Additionally, individual candidates for receipt of award funds cannot be related by blood or marriage to any Officer or Trustee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, or be a descendant of its founder, Robert Wood Johnson.
How to Apply
Applicants may apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit this link.
