Funding
This section has information about funding and awards for International work with relevant background information, including closing dates and contacts for further information.
Harkness Fellowship in health care policy and practice
The Commonwealth Fund is a private American foundation that promotes a high performing health care system to achieve better access, improved quality and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable people. They award the Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy and Practice for experienced mid-career researchers and practitioners from the UK, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands or New Zealand.
This year-long Fellowship enables study of a feature of the American health system relevant to the home country's policy agenda and will include conducting original research and working with leading US health policy experts. There are up to thirteen fellowships each year of which typically five UK citizens receive it, applicants from the UK must be either citizens or citizens with permanent residency. This award provides up to $107,000 that includes expenses and replacements costs for the Fellow's current employer. The closing date for applications is 5 September 2008.
More information is available on the Commonwealth Fund Organisation website: www.commonwealthfund.org/fellowships/.