Health Economics Grants

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research 2010-2011 Call for Applications

Deadline: October 13, 2010

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research program helps to develop a new generation of creative health policy thinkers and researchers within the disciplines of economics, political science and sociology. Each year, the program selects up to nine highly qualified individuals for two-year fellowships at one of three nationally prominent universities with the expectation that they will make important research contributions to future U.S. health policy.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

We invite recent graduates of doctoral programs in economics, political science and sociology, including junior faculty, to apply. We will give preference to applicants who have not previously worked extensively in health or health policy research.

* Applicants must have received a doctoral degree after January 1, 2006, but no later than July 2011. For those expecting to receive degrees in 2011, all degree requirements must be completed by July 15, 2011.
* All applicants must be citizens of the United States or its territories or have permanent residency status.
* We embrace racial, ethnic and gender diversity, and encourage applications from candidates who come from groups that historically have been underrepresented in the three disciplines.
* Applicants cannot be related by blood or marriage to any Officer or Trustee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, or be a descendant of the Foundation’s founder, Robert Wood Johnson. The Officers are the Chairman of the Board of Trustees; President and CEO; Chief of Staff; General Counsel; Secretary; and Assistant Secretary of the Foundation.

Complete selection criteria can be found in the call for applications.

Key Dates:

* October 13, 2010—Deadline for receipt of applications.
* January 10–30, 2011—Finalist interviews.
* Late February 2011—Notification of acceptance.
* August 2011—Entry of scholars into the program at participating universities.

Total Award:

* Up to nine fellowships will be awarded in this grant cycle.
* Scholars will receive stipends of $89,000 each year from their university.

Contact:

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research
Boston University Health Policy Institute
rwjf@bu.edu
Office: (617) 353-9220
http://www.healthpolicyscholars.org

Deland Fellowship in Health Care and Society

Application Deadline November 2

The Deland Fellowship Program in Health Care and Society prepares professionals to be leaders of tomorrow’s health care institutions. During this one-year fellowship, appointees develop skills which are fundamental to the operations of an academic and community-based medical center.

The program is based at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a world leader in patient care, medical education and research, and a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. The fellowship experience is further enhanced by the hospital’s membership in the Partners HealthCare System, founded by Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. This integrated system, the largest in the Boston area, is advancing the field of health care through collaborative clinical programs, teaching and research initiatives.

The program is a distinctive and unique learning opportunity. Through project-based learning guided by senior management, Deland fellows focus on effective ways to bridge the worlds of medicine and administrative management. Fellows pursing administrative roles gain understanding of the clinical aspects of healthcare; and clinician fellows explore the principles of management, operations and finance.

Deland fellows work with senior faculty and staff at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The project-based program is tailored to the fellow’s background and interests. Opportunities for study include:

* For non-clinicians, hands-on exposure to clinical work, including physician and nursing rounds, observing clinical procedures and quality rounds;
* For clinicians, experience in management, finance, operations, marketing and community relations;
* Experience working within an integrated health care system of academic and community-based hospitals;
* Participation in meetings of senior managers and assignments to special projects under their guidance.

Unlike other administrative residencies and fellowships, the Deland Fellowship is very flexible and therefore is well suited to mid-career applicants who may have had experiences in other fields. Former Deland fellows have come from a variety of positions and disciplines within the health care field.

Candidates for the Deland Fellowship come from a variety of careers and educational backgrounds, including medicine, business, law, public policy and public health. An advanced degree from a U.S. accredited institution is required for consideration. Please note that appointments are for one year.

Interested applicants should submit a completed application by the first Monday of November. Complete applications must be submitted electronically to bwhdeland@partners.org by the deadline and must include the following items:

1. Completed application form
2. Copy of curriculum vitae
3. List of individuals to provide references
4. Candidates statement (application provides additional information)

Applicants will be notified in November if they have been selected for an interview in Boston in December. Finalists will be notified in January. The fellowship will begin on or around July 1st.
Compensation

Fellows are provided a competitive salary and benefits package, commensurate with their experience, for the duration of the program. Additionally, reimbursement will be provided for one healthcare conference of choice during the 12-month program.

For more information about the Deland Fellowship Program, please contact us:

Deland Fellowship Program
Attn: Jack Bailey
Brigham and Women's Hospital
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-732-8422
Email: bwhdeland@partners.org

Geneva Association Research Grants

Every year, the Association offers two grants for research into risk and insurance economics. The deadline for submission of applications is end of November 2010. Suggested themes and subjects are:

Economic theory:

* Uncertainty: Imperfect information in deterministic versus indeterministic models;
* Insurance and risk management in the service economy;
* Insurability and economic fundamentals;
* Insurability: Privatisation processes and public intervention;
* The problem of the reinsurer of last resort;
* Credibility theory (in actuarial sciences) and economics of scale;
* Comprehensive theories of risk: Defining, comparing and integrating pure risks, financial and entrepreneurial risks;
* Fiscal policy, solidarity and private insurance;
* Monetary stability and its impact on pure risk management;
* Systemic risks, the liability portfolio of insurance and pure risk management;
* The changing role of capital in the contemporary service economy with respect to financial institutions;
* The economic value of human life.

Economic practice:

* Moral hazard and fraud in the management of pure risks and insurance;
* Derivatives and their role for insurance on the assets and on the liability side;
* Economics of health and medical care;
* The development of technology in specific sectors and their impact on the insurability of risks;
* Reinsurance markets;
* The role of government, risk management and insurance institutions with reference to catastrophic and environmental risks;
* Financing the life-cycle, in particular with regard to the increasing life expectancy of those over 60: The role of insurance and public institutions;
* Productive activities, employment and health;
* National and international institutions, their impact on regulation and solvency rules in the insurance market (European Union, World Trade Organization, etc.);
* Fiscal policy and reserving for large low frequency risks;
* Distribution strategies in insurance;
* Emerging markets: Problems and opportunities.

The Association reserves the right to support research on other subjects which may be submitted.
Each grant is worth 10,000 Swiss Francs and covers a period of 10 months.
The grants are primarily intended for research for a thesis leading to a doctor degree in economics.

Subsidies for Theses

The Association grants authors of university theses, already submitted and dealing in depth with a subject in the field of risk and insurance economics, a subsidy of up to 3,000 Swiss Francs to help defray printing costs.

►Applications for research grants or subsidies for theses must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae, a description of the research undertaken and letters of recommendation from two professors of economics.

Please send your application before 30 November 2010 to:

The Geneva Association
“Research Grants”,
General Secretariat
Route de Malagnou 53
CH-1208 GENEVA

Email: secretariat@genevaassociation.org

Geneva's Association's Ernst Meyer Prize

The Geneva Association awards every year the prestigious Ernst Meyer Prize for university research work, usually in the form of a doctoral thesis, which makes a significant and original contribution to the study of risk and insurance economics. As of September 2004, the Judging Committee for the Ernst-Meyer-Prize is composed of Prof. Andreas Richter (Chairman), Prof. Sandrine Spaeter and Prof. Richard Watt.

The application should include all of the following: (a) one hardcopy and an electronic version (pdf) of the thesis; (b) an English language abstract of 1,000-1,200 words; (c) two recommendations (written in English), each providing a review of the submitted work; and (d) a curriculum vitae in English.

Further requirements:

* The thesis should have been accepted by the Ph.D. committee during the 15 months preceding the submission deadline.
* Submissions are possible in one of the following languages: English, French, Spanish, German.
* The prize awards 5,000 Swiss Francs.
* The deadline for the Ernst-Meyer-Prize 2010 is 31 January 2011.
* Applications should be addressed to The Geneva Association, “Ernst-Meyer Prize”, General Secretariat, Route de Malagnou 53, CH-1208 Geneva.

The Geneva Association
53 Route de Malagnou
CH-1208 Geneva

Email: secretariat@genevaassociation.org
Phone +41-22-707 66 00
Fax +41-22-736 75 3
 

American Osteopathic Association Research Grants Program

The AOA recognizes the value of all areas of biomedical research. However, the resources and facilities of the profession are limited and direct research funding must focus on those areas of research that investigate the unique aspects of osteopathic medicine. The breadth of this research focus may include but is not limited to:

Mechanisms of Action of OMM/OMT
Clinical Efficacy of OMM/OMT
Inter- and Intra-rater reliability of palpatory assessment
Cost effectiveness of osteopathic health care
Osteopathic physician and patient interactions
Methods of teaching palpation and OMM/OMT

Grant applications are accepted on an annual basis and have a submission deadline of December 1; funding decisions approved by the AOA Board of Trustees at their Annual Meeting in July of the following year. The Council will recommend funding for research proposals with budgets up to $50,000 per year; investigators should not expect to be funded for more than two years on a single project.

Gloria Dillard, MPH
Manager
Division of Research Development
American Osteopathic Association
14 2 E. Ontario
Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 621-1773, Ext. 8006
research@osteopathic.org

MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows Program

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and New America Media (NAM) are welcoming applications — from journalists who cover aging issues and/or who work for ethnic media outlets — for a new fellowship program underwritten by the MetLife Foundation.

By 2030, the number Americans age 65 and over will double to 70 million, with a growing percentage of them coming from ethnic minority populations. The health and social consequences permeate every aspect of life in this country. For instance, the first members of the huge baby boomer generation will get their Medicare cards starting January 1, 2011. While America’s mainstream media have largely ignored this burgeoning story, most communities remain under-informed about the wide-ranging challenges of the longevity revolution.

Dates and Location
Selected Fellows will attend GSA’s 2010 Annual Scientific Meeting, which is taking place in New Orleans, LA, from November 19 to 23. This event regularly welcomes over 3,000 professionals in the field of aging and the schedule includes hundreds of symposia, papers, and posters — all featuring new research presented for the first time.

Requirements
Each Fellow will be expected to participate in a special day-long pre-conference session and at least two days of general meeting sessions. Fellows will also commit to completing one short-term article about any aspect of the meeting and one longer-term in-depth project of their own design.

All articles must be published, broadcast, or posted through distributed or circulated news media entities rather than personal blogs.

Short-term stories: By December 15, 2010, fellows must have published (or electronically disseminated) or have scheduled for publication (not later than December 31, 2010) an article of not less than 500 words stemming directly from the GSA meeting. Articles can be a news report, feature or commentary (blog), such as reporting on a study or discussion presented at the conference about any aspect of aging.

Long-term projects: Each Fellow will submit a proposal outlining a major article or series that she or he intends to research and write, as well as an agreement by his or her publisher/producer to run the story or stories in their media outlet. By March 1, 2011, Fellows will research and write a story or series of their design, documenting and explaining the pressing issues elders in their respective community are facing. All stories must be edited and approved before publication. Projects must be completed by June 1, 2011.

Fellowship applicants are invited to make proposals on a wide range of subjects, such as caregiving challenges; dementia and its impact; intergenerational activities; healthy aging (including wellness and physical activity); safety education (e.g., falls and fall prevention); health disparities; elder abuse prevention; depression and social isolation; hunger; medication challenges; lifelong learning; art and creativity for older adults; aging in place; age-friendly communities; older-worker issues (e.g., career retraining and encore careers); and civic engagement (mentoring, volunteering, or otherwise “giving back” to society).

Stipend and Travel
Each Fellow will receive a stipend of $1,500, with half to be paid on arrival at the meeting and the rest upon completion of the project. GSA will arrange and pay for all flights and hotel bookings (up to three nights) in New Orleans, and qualifying local travel expenses (e.g., cab, train, or bus fares) will be reimbursed. Fellows are free to attend the meeting for additional days, although further lodging/travel costs will be the responsibility of the individual or his or her news organization.

Selection Process
The fellowship selection panel will include experts in gerontology and editorial professionals from NAM and GSA. Stories (print or electronic) or multimedia packages will first be published by each Fellow’s news organization and soon thereafter by NAM, as well as posted on the GSA website. All stories must be submitted prior to publication in any medium for approval by project editor Paul Kleyman, director of NAM’s Ethnic Elders Newsbeat.

Additional Information
For further details about fellowship requirements and potential stories, contact NAM Ethnic Elders Editor Paul Kleyman at pkleyman@newamericamedia.org or (415) 503-4170, ext. 133. For further details about how to submit an application, contact GSA Communications Manager Todd Kluss at tkluss@geron.org or (202) 587-2839.

Application Process
Applications will consist of five components:

1. A cover letter or e-mail containing:

Applicant Name
Mailing Address
Office Phone
Mobile Phone
E-mail
Employer (Freelancers must specify their length of affiliation with the outlet that will publish or broadcast the story.)
Employer Address
Employer Phone
2. A resume.

3. A two-page proposal describing the long-term story topic, how the subject will be researched and covered, the number of expected articles and their approximate length, relevance to the audience, and tentative publication date.

4. Three samples of published or broadcast journalistic work, preferably related to politics and policy.

5. A letter or e-mail from the publisher or producer agreeing to publish the story or stories to be considered for the fellowship.

Send all materials to tkluss@geron.org or Todd Kluss, The Gerontological Society of America, 1220 L Street NW, Suite 901, Washington, DC 20005. (E-mail applications should use the subject line "MetLIfe Fellowship Application" and include items 2 through 5 as attachments or hyperlinks.)

Deadline
Applications must be received by Monday, August 2, 2010.

American Lung Association Grant Offerings

The following awards will be offered as a part of the 2011-2012 American Lung Association Nationwide Awards and Grants Portfolio:

Important Dates
Applications Open: June 21, 2010
Letter of Intent for Lung Cancer Discovery Award*: July 23, 2010
Application Deadline: October 21, 2010

*This is the only American Lung Association Grant that requires a LOI

I. TRAINING AWARDS
Lung Health Dissertation Grant (1 grant available): $21,000/yr. Pre-doctoral support for nurses or students with an academic career focused on the various disciplines of social science. Research areas of particular interest are: psychosocial, behavioral, health services, health policy, epidemiological, biostatistical and educational matters related to lung disease.

Senior Research Training Fellowship (8-10 grants available): $32,500/yr. Post-doctoral support for MDs and/or PhDs receiving further academic training as scientific investigators. Research areas of particular interest are: adult pulmonary medicine, pediatric pulmonary medicine and lung biology.

II. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
Biomedical Research Grant (10-12 grants available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators researching the mechanisms of lung disease and general lung biology.

Dalsemer Research Grant (1 grant available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators researching interstitial lung disease.

Clinical Patient Care Research Grant (1-2 grants available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators working on traditional clinical studies examining methods of improving patient care and/or treatment for lung disease.

Social-Behavioral Research Grant: (1-2 grants available): $40,000/yr. Provides seed monies for junior investigators working on epidemiological and behavioral studies examining risk factors affecting lung health. This grant includes studies concerning the ethical, legal and economic aspects of health services and policies.

DeSousa Award (1 grant available): $100,000/yr. Supports investigators, at any level of research experience, focusing on bronchiectasis, infection with atypical Mycobacteria, particularly Mycobacterium Avium, and/or infection with Nocardia species.

Lung Cancer Discovery Award (1 grant available): $100,000/yr. Supports investigators, at any level of research experience, focusing on novel treatments or a cure for lung cancer.
A Letter of Intent is required for this award.

Additional grant opportunities may become available at a later date.

American Lung Association
1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004

T: 202 785 3355
F: 202 452 1805
E: info@lungusa.org

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars

Deadline: October 1, 2010

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program provides two years of support to postdoctoral scholars at all stages of their careers to build the nation’s capacity for research and leadership to address the multiple determinants of population health and contribute to policy change. The program is based on the principle that progress in the field of population health depends upon multidisciplinary collaboration and exchange.

Its goal is to improve health by training scholars to:

1. investigate the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic and social determinants of health; and
2. develop, evaluate and disseminate knowledge, interventions and policies that integrate and act on these determinants to improve health.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

To be eligible, scholars must:

* have completed doctoral training by the time of entry into the program (August or September 2011) in one of a variety of fields including, but not limited to, the behavioral and social sciences, the biological and natural sciences, health professions, public policy, public health, history, demography, environmental sciences, urban planning, engineering and ethics; have significant research experience;
* connect their research interests to substantive population health concerns;
* and be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its territories.

Key Dates:

* October 1, 2010 (5 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of online applications.
* January 2011—Finalist interviews.
* Mid-to-late February 2011—Notification of acceptance.
* August or September 2011—Scholars enter the program at participating universities.

Total Award:

* Up to 18 scholars will be selected for two-year appointments beginning in the fall of 2011.
* Scholars will receive an annual stipend of $89,000.

Contact:

Gerard P. Lebeda, deputy director
hss@nyam.org
Office: (212) 419-3566

Mailing Address

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
P.O. Box 2316
Route 1 and College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08543

Telephone Number (877) 843-RWJF (7953)

PhRMA Foundation Research Starter Grants in Health Outcomes

Application Deadline : 10-01-2010

The purpose of the PhRMA Foundation Research Starter Grants is to offer financial support to individuals beginning their independent research careers at the faculty level. The program provides a research grant of $60,000 for one year. This program supports individuals beginning independent research careers in academia who do not have other substantial sources of research.

This program is not offered as a means to augment substantially funded research efforts. It is intended to offer support for researchers who are starting their independent research efforts.

Health Outcomes

Outcomes research spans a broad spectrum of issues from studies evaluating the effectiveness of a particular pharmaceutical intervention to the impact of reimbursement policies on the outcomes of care. It also ranges from the development and use of tools to perform patient-based assessments to analyses of the best way to disseminate the results of outcomes research to providers or consumers to encourage behavior change.

Outcomes research incorporates a variety of research methods from various disciplines. The application of outcomes research principles in evaluating the design, delivery, and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals includes the following general areas:

Burden of disease
Compliance/Adherence
Cost Consequences Analysis
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Cost Utility Analysis
Health Outcomes Research
Health Related Quality of Life
Patient satisfaction
Patient preferences
Pharmacoeconomics
Patient reported Outcomes
Psychometric Evaluation of Questionnaires (e.g. reliability, validity etc.)
Research methods
Symptom Measures
Tolerability

Pharmacoeconomics

Pharmacoeconomics involves evaluation of the behavior of individuals, organizations, and markets relevant to the use of pharmaceutical products, services, and programs. The discipline frequently focuses on the cost (inputs) and consequence (outcomes) of the use of pharmaceuticals.

Patient Reported Outcomes

Patient Reported Outcomes deals with the value assigned to duration of life as modified by the impairment of physical, social, and psychological functional states, perceptions, and opportunities that are influenced by disease, injury, treatment, or policy. In this context, the field is also known as health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

The "starter" aspect of the program strives to assist those individuals who are establishing careers as independent investigators in the field of health outcomes. The program is not offered as a means to augment an ongoing research effort nor is the grant intended to be used for any direct effort to obtain further extramural funding. The funds are to be used to conduct the proposed research.

Funds are generally unrestricted, with flexibility of use - a characteristic of the program. In an effort to gain the maximum usefulness, some guidelines are in order. Funds may be used to support technical assistance, however they may not be used for the salary support of the investigator/grantee. No more than $500 a year may be used for travel to professional meetings by the grantee. Indirect costs are not provided to the institution, and grant funds may not be used for this purpose. These funds are not transferrable.

Applications should be submitted through the foundation website by October 1, 2010. Applications will not be accepted after the deadline date.

Applications, however good, which do not meet the aims of the program will be disapproved.

Eligibility

Those holding the academic rank of instructor or assistant professor and investigators at the doctoral level with equivalent positions are eligible to apply for these research starter grants, providing their proposed research is neither directly nor indirectly subsidized to any significant degree by an extramural support mechanism. The program is not intended for those in postdoctoral training programs. However, individuals in postdoctoral training scheduled to conclude and who will hold an academic appointment by January 1, 2011 may apply. Applicants must be sponsored by the department or unit within which the proposed research is to be undertaken. The grant is made to the university on behalf of the applicant and with the understanding that the university will administer the funds. Schools of medicine, pharmacy, public health, nursing, dentistry and schools of other areas where appropriate are eligible for this award.

This award is granted in part based on need. If an individual currently has or is guaranteed substantial funding, they should not apply.

Applications must be submitted by an accredited school in the U.S., and all applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

Applicants will be judged on the scientific worthiness of the proposed research, and on the degree of need. If support is obtained after the application has been submitted, the Foundation must be so informed.

Before an individual is eligible to apply for a PhRMA Foundation award, the applicant must first have a firm commitment from a U.S. university.

These grants will begin on January 1, 2011 for a period of 1 year.

PhRMA Foundation
950 F Street, N.W. Suite 300
Washington, DC 20004

Phone: 202-572-7756 Fax: 202-572-7799

PhRMA Foundation Post Doctoral Fellowships in Health Outcomes

Application Deadline : 10-01-2010

The PhRMA Foundation Post Doctoral program in health outcomes provides stipend support for individuals engaged in a research training program that will create or extend their credentials in health outcomes. The purpose (intent) of this program is to support post doctoral career development activities of individuals prepared (or preparing) to engage in research that will strengthen representation of health outcomes in schools of pharmacy, medicine, nursing and public health. To accomplish these goals, support will be provided for a two-year period to selected individuals who are beginning careers in health outcomes research and who give promise of outstanding development as researchers.

The intent of the program is to provide support for a person beginning a Post Doctoral program. Applicants are encouraged to apply at the earliest point of their Post Doctoral research period as possible

Program

The application must include a research plan written by the applicant, the mentor's research record, and a description of how the mentored experience will enhance the applicant's career development in health outcomes research. The sponsor (mentor) of the post doctoral program must describe how the goals of the research training program will be accomplished and provide assurance that key collaborating mentors endorse and are willing to support the training plan.

Applications, however good, which do not meet the aims of the program will be disapproved.

Eligibility

Health outcomes research evaluates the value of pharmaceuticals and the value of their outcomes. There is widespread concern about rising healthcare expenditures as well as increasing interest in understanding the impact of new therapies on patient reported outcomes (PROs) such as functional status and quality of life. Because of these new perspectives, choices about new drugs are now based not only on traditional safety and efficacy measures but also on PROs and economic value measures. Decision makers, who include patients, health care providers, government payers, and private payers, may put different weights on measures of drug value. Drug development programs need to include all outcome measures to satisfy the needs of the different decision makers. The PhRMA Foundation, recognizing the need for manpower to perform these outcome analyses, has implemented a program to build manpower in this vital new discipline.

This program provides stipend funding to well-trained graduates from Pharm. D., M.D., and Ph.D. programs who seek to further develop and refine their research skills through formal postdoctoral training. They must also have a firm commitment from an accredited U.S. university and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Applications are to be submitted via the Foundation website and received by October 1, 2010. Applications will not be accepted after the deadline date.

Award

The award, consisting of a $55,000 annual stipend for up to 2 years, is made to the institution on behalf of the fellow. Awards may be activated beginning January 1, 2011 or on the first day of any month thereafter, up to and including December 1, 2011. The award is intended solely as a stipend and may not be used otherwise. If necessary, the institution may supplement the award to a level that is consistent with other postdoctoral fellowships it currently offers. If the stipend is to be supplemented, indicate the amount. If no supplement is intended, so state this. The program provides no other subsidies (travel, tuition, fringe benefit costs, etc.) and indirect costs to the institution are not provided. It is expected that the fellowship will be administered in accordance with the prevailing policies and procedures of the institution. The second year of this award is contingent upon a progress report approved by the Foundation and submission of a financial report. A final report will be required upon completion of the program. These funds are not transferrable.
 

PhRMA Foundation
950 F Street, N.W.
Suite 300
Washington, DC
20004
USA

Phone: 202-572-7756 Fax: 202-572-7799