Deadline:

October 1, 2010

Program Area:

Human Capital

Purpose:

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.

Program Information:

• Call for Applications


• Overview

How to Apply:

*Please read the call for applications before applying.

• Apply Online

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

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.

Complete selection criteria can be found in the call for applications.

Key Dates:

• October 1, 2010 (5 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of online applications.
• January 2011—Finalist interviews.
• Mid-to-late February 2011—Notification of acceptance.
• August or September 2011—Scholars enter the program at participating universities.

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.

Contact:

Gerard P. Lebeda, deputy director
hss@nyam.org
Office: (212) 419-3566

Related Materials:

• View National Program Office

Other Versions:

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars (October 2, 2009, Closed)
• Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program (October 3, 2008, Closed)
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars (October 12, 2007, Closed)
• Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program (October 13, 2006, Closed)
• Robert Wood Johnson Health & Society Scholars Program (October 15, 2005, Closed)