Apply for a Harkness Fellowship

Be citizens of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, or the United Kingdom. Applicants who are not citizens of the country from which they are applying must have permanent residency and have lived in that country for at least the past three years. All applicants also must be committed to pursuing careers in the country from which they are applying. 

Show significant promise as a policy-oriented health care leader. Fellows come from a variety of backgrounds: government/policy, health services research, clinical practice, health care management, journalism, etc. 

Have a demonstrated expertise in health policy issues and a track record of informing health policy through research, policy analysis, care delivery, or clinical leadership. 

Propose a research project that is relevant to both the U.S. and their home country and is focused on creating policy or system-level change. 

Have the relevant education and work experience to carry out the proposed research and take full advantage of the fellowship experience. 

Statement of professional objectives;

Curriculum vitae;

Preliminary proposal (up to five pages, exclusive of references) for a policy-oriented research project that fits within the Commonwealth Fund’s principal areas of interest;

One (1) letter of reference from the applicant’s department chair or institutional director (more than one applicant may apply from the same institution); 

Three (3) additional letters of reference from individuals who can comment on the applicant’s past work and the potential contribution of their proposed research project; 

Three (3) examples of work products, such as journal articles, reports, or other pieces of writing (if submitting unpublished products, please add a description of the piece/its purpose).