RWJF: Health Policy Research Scholars

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is pleased to launch the 2022 Health Policy Research Scholars (HPRS) for students who want to improve health, well-being, and equity; challenge long-standing, entrenched systems; exhibit new ways of working; collaborate across disciplines and sectors; and bolster their leadership skills.

Donor Name: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)

State: All States

County: Selected Counties

U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/16/2022

Grants Size: $30,000

Grant Duration: 4 years

Details:

Health Policy Research Scholars (HPRS) is a four-year national leadership development program for full-time doctoral students from nonclinical, research-focused disciplines in which policy is a key driver of change (e.g., urban planning; political science; economics; anthropology; education; social work; sociology; engineering; geography; and lab/bench sciences).

RWJF recognizes that the increasing diversity in the country’s population can best be served when research and researchers also reflect that diversity. To adequately address a disproportionate burden of poor health—an essential step is to include doctoral scholars from historically marginalized backgrounds and populations underrepresented in specific doctoral disciplines.

The goal of HPRS is to cultivate transformational leaders from diverse backgrounds with doctoral training—representing a wide range of research-focused disciplines—who will inform and influence policy. They strongly encourage applications from nonhealth-related disciplines; having scholars from diverse fields is critical to advancing a Culture of Health. Up to 40 scholars will be selected for the 2022 cohort.

Funding Information

Number of scholars in the 2022 cohort: up to 40
Grant funds from RWJF will include:
- Award Funds: $30,000 per year for up to four years or until you complete your doctoral program (whichever is sooner).
- Administrative fee: Home institutions may include an administrative fee of $1,000 per year, $4,000 in total to the grant amount to cover the administrative costs of managing the award.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must be starting full-time, second-year doctoral studies in fall 2022 at a degree-granting institution based in the United States or its territories;
Applicants must have at least three academic years remaining in their doctoral program and not expect to graduate before spring/summer 2025;
Applicants must be from populations underrepresented in specific doctoral disciplines and/or historically marginalized backgrounds. Examples of marginalized backgrounds include, but are not limited to, first-generation college graduates; individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals from communities of color; and individuals with disabilities. If an applicant is applying because their background is underrepresented in a specific discipline, or from a marginalized background not listed above, the applicant must clearly describe how they meet the eligibility criteria in the application form.
Applicants cannot be a recipient of a national fellowship program that prohibits participation in additional programs such as HPRS;
Applicants must be at least 21 years old as of September 1, 2022;
Federal, state, tribal and local government employees are eligible to apply unless they are considered government officials1 under Section 4946 of the Internal Revenue Code;
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or individuals granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the time of application. As federal policy or laws change, they may need to consider adjustments in eligibility and grant terms;
Applicants cannot be related by blood or marriage to any Officer, Manager, or Trustee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, or be a descendant of its founder, Robert Wood Johnson.