Health Policy Fellows program – Nov 5

Posted by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on October 8, 2024

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invites applications for Health Policy Fellows program

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) invites applications for its Health Policy Fellows program, which aims to create a strong and diverse leadership in health policy committed to advancing health.

Health Policy Fellows is a nonpartisan program located in Washington, D.C., that engages midcareer professionals interested in increasing their expertise in health policy. RWJF invites applicants with deep experience and subject matter expertise in a discipline that influences health. Applicants should be committed to contributing to the health policy field for at least 10 years after the fellowship. The fellowship strongly encourages individuals with diverse backgrounds, ideologies, and perspectives to apply.

During their one- to two-year placements, fellows will be full-time, contributing participants in the policy making process with either members of Congress, a congressional committee, or in the executive branch. The activities during the fellowship—developing legislative proposals, organizing hearings, meeting with constituents, briefing officials on health issues—will advance fellows’ leadership skills in health policy and their ability to influence policy making to improve health. Up to eight fellows will receive $175,000 over a period of 12 to 24 months. Fellows will be directly reimbursed for relocation and approved housing expenses through separate funds within limits specified by the National Academy of Medicine and RWJF.

Eligible applicants include exceptional mid-career professionals from academic institutions, not-for-profit organizations, or government (including military; federal departments and agencies, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps; and state offices who are not considered government officials under section 4946 of the Internal Revenue Code).

Applicants must have earned an advanced degree (masters or doctoral degree). In addition, applicants must have deep experience and subject matter expertise in a health-related discipline. Examples include but are not limited to medicine, nursing, public health, law, dentistry, economics and other social sciences (especially disciplines related to factors that influence population health, such as housing, transportation, nutrition, wealth, employment, education, and environmental and community conditions), health services and social work/behavioral health, and other health professions. Individual candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents at the time of application.

Three reference letters are due November 3, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. ET, with preliminary applications due November 5, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. ET. Selected finalists will be invited to submit full applications, due mid-February 2025.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation website.

Deadline: November 5, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET (Preliminary applications)