The Commonwealth Fund’s inviting Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice

Deadline:

Australia and New Zealand: 6 September 2019
Canada, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway, and UK: 11 November 2019

The Commonwealth Fund’s is currently inviting applicants for its Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice to provide a unique opportunity for mid-career health services researchers and practitioners from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom to spend up to 12 months in the United States, conducting original research and working with leading U.S. health policy experts.

Benefits

The Harkness Fellowship Award provides up to U.S. $130,000 in support. In general, the fellowship provides: round-trip airfare to the United States, a fixed monthly stipend for the fellows’ living expenses in the United States, funds to attend The Commonwealth Fund program of fellowship seminars, funds for project-related travel and other research expenses, health insurance coverage while in the United States, and payment of U.S. federal and state withholding taxes. An additional family supplement is provided to fellows accompanied by a partner and/or children (approximately $60,000 for a partner and two children up to the age of 18).

Eligibility Criteria

Harkness Fellowships are designed for mid-career professionals who are committed to advancing health policy and practice in The Commonwealth Fund’s principal areas of interest: improving health insurance coverage and access to care; and improving the quality and efficiency of health care services. Projects may include comparisons between the United States and the applicant’s home country. Fellowships are not awarded to support study for academic degrees.
All applicants must:
- - Be citizens of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, or the United Kingdom. Applicants who are not citizens of the country in which they are applying must have permanent residency and have lived in that country for at least the last three years. Such applicants must also be committed to pursuing careers in the country from which they are selected.
  - Show significant promise as a policy-oriented health services researcher or practitioner (clinician, health services manager, government official, or journalist).
  - Have a demonstrated expertise in health policy issues and a track record of informing health policy through research, policy analysis, health services, or clinical leadership.
  - Have a master’s degree or doctorate (or the equivalent thereof) in health care services, health policy research, or a related discipline, such as economics or political science (consideration may be given to candidates with a bachelor’s degree only, depending on work experience).
  - If academically based, be at a mid-career level (e.g., research fellow to senior lecturer).