| Applicants for the NRSA, NIDRR, or VA Fellowships must submit official graduate and undergraduate transcripts, a curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation, and a detailed personal statement describing their career objectives and how their background experience and training, in conjunction with the fellowship training will lead to professional contributions health services research. All applicants must have completed a doctoral degree prior to the awarding of the fellowship. Applicants for the VA Fellowship must be a U.S. citizen. Interviews are required for all applicants. Selection criteria include prior academic training and professional experience, the extent to which the applicant’s research interests relate to the strengths of the fellowship, the strength and commitment of the applicant to a health services research career, and the applicant’s potential to contribute significantly to the field of health services research. While applications for NRSA and NIDRR funded fellowship may be submitted at any time, receipt of applications by February 1 of each allows fellowships to begin between June 1 and September 1. Applications may be directed to:
Allen Heinemann, PhD, Fellowship Program Director and Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Feinberg School of Medicine
345 E. Superior Street, Onterie Center
Chicago, IL 60611-2654
e-mail: a-heinemann@northwestern.edu Telephone: (312) 238-2802 Applications for the VA Fellowship are due on June1. Applicants may direct their curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to: Denise Hynes, PhD, VA Postdoctoral Fellowship Director
MCHSPR (C305), Edward J. Hines Jr., VA Hospital
P.O. Box 5000 (151H)
Hines, IL 60141 e-mail: hynes@research.hines.med.va.gov Telephone: (708) 202-4449 |
