Call for Proposals Released for Junior PHSSR Investigator Awards

Posted: November 5, 2012

Promising junior investigators interested in pursuing a career in public health services and systems research (PHSSR) are encouraged to apply for a new round of funding aimed at increasing the number of qualified investigators in PHSSR. The National Coordinating Center for PHSSR’s sixth round of Junior Investigator Awards provides a mentored research experience that gives awardees an opportunity to work closely with prominent PHSSR experts as they launch their careers. These $10,000 fixed-price awards are available for doctoral candidates or junior faculty who are within three years of their initial faculty appointment. Up to 10 one-year awards are available in this round of funding. Up to five of these awards will be mentored by researchers from member networks of the Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRN) program.

Proposals are due on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, with award notification in mid-January 2013. The awards are scheduled to begin in February/March 2013.

Additional Information:

  •  Find out more in a web conference at 2:30 p.m., ET on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
  •  If you’re new to the PHSSR field, learn more about our research agenda and visit our PHSSR Key Publications page.
  •  Over the past five years, the National Coordinating Center has awarded more than 30 grants to junior PHSSR investigators. Find out more about them and their research.
  •  Questions? Please visit our FAQ page or send an email to Jay Swacker at PHSSR212@uky.edu.

These awards are made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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