Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice 2027-2028 – YOA

Deadline: November 1, 2026

Applications are open for the Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice 2027-2028. The Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice present a singular management improvement expertise for midcareer professionals — policymakers, researchers, scientific leaders, well being care executives, and journalists — from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.

During their yr in the United States, Harkness Fellows conduct internationally comparative analysis on a key well being care supply or coverage subject with mentorship from main U.S. specialists. They achieve an in-depth understanding of the U.S. well being care system and coverage panorama, interact in management improvement actions, and construct a strong community for cross-nationwide trade and collaboration. Perhaps most vital, the Harkness Fellowships give future leaders the house to suppose and mirror.

Fellowship Award

• The fellowship award supplies devoted analysis funding and a month-to-month dwelling stipend (approx. USD $8,500), plus spherical-journey airfare, help for relocation, medical health insurance protection, and fee of U.S. federal and state withholding taxes. An extra household complement is offered to Fellows accompanied by a companion and/or youngsters below the age of 18. Exact phrases of the award might fluctuate by nation.
• Fellows are inspired to hunt wage help from their home-country employer, significantly if they’re coming from a for-revenue group. In some instances, Fellows might decide to rearrange paid depart from their home establishment (in lieu of receiving the month-to-month dwelling stipend) to keep up their present revenue. If partial wage help is offered by a Fellow’s home establishment, will probably be supplemented by the Commonwealth Fund to fulfill the quantity of the month-to-month dwelling stipend.

Eligibility

All candidates should:

• Be established residents of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, or the United Kingdom and eligible to obtain a J1 Research Scholar Visa. In addition, candidates have to be dedicated to persevering with their profession in the nation from which they’re making use of.
• Show vital promise as a coverage-oriented well being care chief. Fellows come from quite a lot of backgrounds: authorities/coverage, well being providers analysis, scientific observe, well being care administration, and journalism, amongst others.
• Have a demonstrated experience in well being coverage points and a monitor document of informing well being coverage by analysis, coverage evaluation, care supply, or scientific management.
• Propose a analysis mission that’s related to each the U.S. and their home nation and is targeted on creating coverage or system-stage change.
• Have the related schooling and work expertise to hold out the proposed analysis and take full benefit of the fellowship expertise.

People from traditionally marginalized backgrounds and/or populations underrepresented in well being coverage and well being care supply are strongly inspired to apply.

Application

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For extra info, go to Harkness Fellowships.