Deadline-
- Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom: September 16, 2013
- Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden: November 18, 2013
All eligible applicants are invited to apply for Harkness Fellowships program in Health Care Policy and Practice discipline offered by Commonwealth Fund. This program is dedicated to building an international network of policy-oriented health care researchers, sparking innovative health policy thinking and high-level exchanges,and encouraging comparative research and collaboration.
Fellowship covers-
The Harkness Fellowship awards up to US$119,000, which covers round-trip airfare to the United States, a living allowance, funds for project-related travel, research, and conferences, travel to attend The Commonwealth Fund program of fellowship seminars, health insurance, and U.S. and state taxes. A family supplement (e.g. approximately $ 55,000 for a partner and two children up to age 18) is also provided to cover airfare, living allowance, and health insurance.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- The fellowship is open to mid-career professionals who are committed to improving health policy and practice through research, policy analysis, health services, or clinical leadership and are at a stage of professional development where the fellowship experience could have a significant impact on their career trajectory. Applicants must be citizens of Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom.
- Applicants who are not citizens of the country from which they are applying must have permanent residency and have lived in that country for at least the last three years. Such applicants must also be committed to pursuing careers in the country from which they are selected.
- All applicants must submit a formal application that includes a research proposal that falls within the scope of The Commonwealth Fund’s mission to support a high-performing health care system, including: expanding access to affordable health insurance coverage, improving the quality and efficiency of care, reforming provider payment, fostering patient-centered, coordinated care, and improving the quality of nursing homes and other long-term care services.
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