Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Program

Posted by on August 08, 2011

Applications Invited for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Program
Deadline: October 12, 2011

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research program is designed to develop and support a new generation of creative health policy thinkers and researchers within the disciplines of economics, political science, and sociology.

Each year the program selects up to nine highly qualified individuals for two-year fellowships at one of three nationally prominent universities (University of California, Berkeley, in collaboration with the University of California, San Francisco; the University of Michigan; and Harvard University) with the expectation that they will make important research contributions to future U.S. health policy. All three sites have nationally recognized social science departments and professional schools whose faculty has significant health policy expertise. Scholars in the program have the opportunity to work closely with faculty from the social sciences — as well as from medicine, public health, and public policy — in an environment conducive to disciplinary and multidisciplinary learning and collaborative research. Scholars will have access to the full range of university resources, including libraries, computers, databases, and research support, and s will be free from teaching, consulting, and administrative responsibilities during their participation in the program.

Applications are invited from recent graduates of doctoral programs in economics, political science, and sociology, including junior faculty. The program will give preference to applicants who have not previously worked extensively in health or health policy research. Applicants must have received a doctoral degree after January 1, 2007, but no later than July 2012. For those expecting to receive degrees in 2012, all degree requirements must be completed by July 16, 2012.

All applicants must be citizens of the U.S. or its territories or have permanent residency status at the time of application to the program. Applications from candidates who come from groups that historically have been underrepresented in the three disciplines are encouraged.

Up to nine fellowships will be awarded in this grant cycle. Scholars will receive annual stipends of $89,000.

Visit the RWJF Web site for the Call for Applications and the program brochure.

http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21370