The Commonwealth Fund's Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice provide a unique opportunity for mid-career health services researchers and practitioners from Australia, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom to spend up to 12 months in the United States, conducting original research and working with leading U.S. health policy experts.
PLEASE NOTE REVISION: The deadline for 2012-13 applications from Canada is March 12, 2012. Beginning with the class of 2012, with co-funding from the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation, the Canadian Harkness Fellowship will now only be offered as a full time Fellowship, based in the U.S.
2013-14 Harkness Fellowships application deadlines:
For applicants from Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom: September 17, 2012
For applicants from Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland: November 19, 2012
2011–12 Harkness Fellows in Health Care Policy and Practice and International Program staff.