Health Policy Research Scholars Cohort Three - 2018

The Foundation's Change Leadership Program was designed to support the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership for Better Health's four national program centers, the cross-program Fall Leadership Institute, and the RWJF Coordinating Center for the change leadership programs authorization.Further, the goal of the Foundation's Health Policy Research Scholars Program is to create a large cadre of diverse doctoral students from multiple (non-clinical, research focused) disciplines whose research, connections and leadership will inform and influence policy toward a Culture of Health.This grant supports the participant's engagement in the RWJF Health Policy Research Scholars Program (the program). Over the course of five years, the participant will engage in program activities that will enhance the participant's training in the translation and implementation of health policy. Grant funds, provided over the first four years, will support the participant's successful completion of the program. Examples of appropriate use of funds include paying for living or child-care expenses; research or statistical software; registration fees for relevant conferences, workshops, or professional associations; travel for conferences, professional development, or program-related research; equipment such as laptops, tablets, audio recorders, or other devices needed for research or other program requirements; and supplies, including books and other education-related materials. Funds released to the grantee institution each year should be distributed to, or for the benefit of, the participant in at least two payments per grant year. Grant payments should generally be distributed at the beginning of each academic term. The grantee institution agrees that it will verify that the applicant is enrolled and a student in good standing in a research-focused doctoral program, with at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent), before distribution of funds to, or for the benefit of, the participant.