Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows

Organization
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
50 College Rd. E
Princeton, NJ 08540-6614
Toll Free Number
877-843-7953
Phone Number
(609)627-6000
Emails
media@rwjf.org

Level of Study -
Professional Development

Award Type -
Fellowship

Purpose
To build and maintain a strong and diverse leadership and workforce in health and health care as well as to develop specific fields.
Focus -
Health care services; Health sciences.
Qualifications -
Applicants must have earned an advanced degree in one of the following disciplines: medicine; nursing; public health; allied health professions; biomedical sciences; dentistry; economics or other social sciences; health services organization and administration; 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. Individual candidates for receipt of award funds must be U.S. citizens, or permanent residents at the time of application.
Criteria
Recipients will be selected based on the professional achievements; potential for leadership in health policy; potential for future growth and career advancement; and interpersonal and communication skills.
Award Duration -
Annual.

Number of Recipients -
Varies.
To Apply
Applications must be submitted via MyRWJF, the RWJF online system. If the applicants have not already done so, they will be required to register before they begin the application process. To complete and submit an online application, applicants must do the following: enter personal and contact information, including the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of three references who have been asked to comment on the applicants' qualifications for the program; select a preliminary sponsorship track indicating the source of sponsorship (Track 1: provide name of sponsoring institution and name of sponsoring institution's chief executive officer; or Track 2: request for stipend administration by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM); and, prepare in advance the following documents and save them to hard drive: an up-to-date curriculum vitae (no more than 5 pages); one-page biographical sketch (not the form submitted for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, but an essay); and, two separate essays on the following topics: "The reasons you want to be an RWJF Health Policy Fellow, including a discussion of your major strengths and qualifications for the program and how this fellowship experience will fit with your career plans." (300 words); and, a "contemporary health policy topic" (250-500 words).
Deadline -
November 9.
For more information
http://www.rwjf.org