Deadline: 9 August 2019
Nominations are open for the 2019 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Equity which is presented by AIDS United.
The vision of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is to build a culture of health to ensure the achievement of health equity. The RWJF Award for Health Equity is a six-year annual award program (through December 2022) supporting RWJF’s vision, that honors an individual or a two-person team, who have successfully implemented systems changes, and promoted and highlighted solutions at the community level that lead to health equity.
Prize Information
The recipient of this annual award will receive a $3,000 prize and will be honored at the RWJF Annual Recognition Event in Princeton, New Jersey in December 2019.
Eligibility Criteria
- The RWJF-AIDS United Award for Health Equity recognizes individuals or teams of no more than two individuals, who have successfully implemented a systems-change approach to reduce health inequities within the past two years, in one or more of the following areas:
- access to quality care;
- education;
- employment;
- income;
- community environment;
- housing; and,
- public safety.
- The RWJF-AIDS United Award is open only to individuals and teams of no more than two individuals, who meet all of the following eligibility criteria: are
- citizens or legal residents of the United States,
- thirteen (13) years of age or older,
- not a trustee, director, officer, shareholder, employee, contractor, agent, representative, or affiliate of RWJF, Sponsor, selection committee or the spouse/domestic partner, parent, sibling, child, or grandchild of any of the foregoing,
- have not previously received any RWJF Award for Health Equity from any sponsor organization in any year.
Selection Criteria
Eligible nomination applications will be reviewed according to the following criteria:
- Nominee’s work shows alignment with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s vision for building a Culture of Health and achieving health equity
- Nominee’s work demonstrated success in changing systems that impact health outcomes in one or more of the following areas: social, racial or gender justice; access to quality care; education; employment; income; community environment; housing; and public safety
- Nominee’s work provided a solution to improve outcomes for groups most affected by health disparities
- Nominee successfully implemented a systems-change approach to reduce health disparities within the past two years
- Nominee’s work addresses HIV-related inequities in their communities
How to Apply
All nominations must be submitted online via the given website.
For more information, please visit https://www.aidsunited.org/Funding-Opportunities/RWJF-Award-for-Health-Equity.aspx