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Health Equity Scholars for Action

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is committed to dismantling barriers to health equity by prioritizing community knowledge and deepening the relationships that build community power, evidence, and systems of change.

RWJF has long funded research and sees it as an integral part of reimagining systems that create obstacles for many qualified individuals pursuing an academic career path. We believe that research and evidence is strongest when driven by a diverse academic workforce—one that reflects different perspectives, lived experiences, and ways of knowing—to challenge biases and conventions; promote innovation; and train future generations of scholars.

Launched in 2021, the Health Equity Scholars for Action (HES4A) program aims to support early-career researchers who are systemically underrepresented in health sciences and related fields. HES4A was designed to support research, mentorship, and connection with a community of support, to help participants thrive personally and professionally. In turn, scholars are better positioned to promote and expand health equity-related research and evidence aimed at dismantling systemic barriers to health and wellbeing, thus enhancing the lives of all Americans.

The goal of HES4A is to support the career development and academic progress of faculty conducting health equity research. Grants will be awarded to address the challenges that historically marginalized faculty typically experience and help them overcome obstacles to earning tenure. HES4A projects focus on transformative, action-oriented evidence addressing structural barriers and are aligned with RWJF’s mission to achieve equity. The program welcomes applications that apply an intersectional approach, with the aim of improving social, political, and economic conditions that support health and health equity.

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Health Disparities

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Eligibility Requirements

Have completed a terminal degree within the last five years. The degree can be in any field and is not limited to public health or health sciences.
Be a junior faculty member in an accredited school in the U.S. or its territories (“home institution”), with a full-time academic position that could lead to tenure, or a postdoctoral fellow poised to be in such a position by the start of the grant.
Have a home institution that agrees to administer and receive the grant. The home institution must be an accredited academic institution. Applicants from any universities classified among the R2-M3 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education are encouraged to apply.
Individuals who have received grants to support predoctoral training or have a predoctoral fellowship grant are eligible to apply.
Individuals who have been principal or co-principal investigators on a grant greater than $10,000, since receiving their doctoral degree, regardless of the source (e.g., federal grants, foundation grants, corporate grants, institutional grant) or allocation of funds, are not eligible for HES4A. See frequently asked questions for further clarification.
Individuals who have received support from other post-graduate research fellowships/traineeships (e.g., research career development award or equivalent) are not eligible for HES4A. Investigators are not discouraged or prevented from applying to other fellowships/traineeships while participating in the program.
Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at the time of application. As federal policy or laws change, we may need to consider adjustments in eligibility and grant terms.
Not be related by blood or marriage to any Officer or Trustee of RWJF, or be a descendant of its founder, Robert Wood Johnson.

Eligible Countries:

United States

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 50 College Road East Princeton, NJ 08540-6614

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