Funding-Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars;
October 1, 2010
Agency
Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
Description
The Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program provides two years of
support to postdoctoral scholars at all stages of their careers to build the
nation’s capacity for research and leadership to address the multiple
determinants of population health and contribute to policy change. The program
is based on the principle that progress in the field of population health
depends upon multidisciplinary collaboration and exchange.
Its goal is to
improve health by training scholars to:
1.
investigate the
connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic and
social determinants of health; and
2.
develop, evaluate and
disseminate knowledge, interventions and policies that integrate and act on
these determinants to improve health.
To be eligible,
scholars must:
·
have completed
doctoral training by the time of entry into the program (August or September
2011) in one of a variety of fields including, but not limited to, the
behavioral and social sciences, the biological and natural sciences, health
professions, public policy, public health, history, demography, environmental
sciences, urban planning, engineering and ethics; have significant research
experience;
·
connect their
research interests to substantive population health
concerns;
·
and be citizens or
permanent residents of the United States or its
territories.
Total
Award:
·
Up to 18 scholars
will be selected for two-year appointments beginning in the fall of
2011.
·
Scholars will receive
an annual stipend of $89,000.
Announcement
Number:
Closing
Date: October 1,
2010
Link to Full
Announcement
http://www.rwjf.org/files/applications/cfp/cfa_HSS2010.pdf
Contact
Information
Gerard P. Lebeda, deputy director
Office: (212)
419-3566