Jane B. Aron Doctoral Fellowship
National Association of Social Workers
Award: $6,000
To provide graduate students the financial assistance who are pursuing research in health care policy and practice. Qualifications: Applicants must be engaged in dissertation research in health care policy and practice and fulfill the following requirements: applicant must be a member of NASW in good standing and be a doctoral candidate in a social work education program accredited by the council on social work education; awardee must remain a member in good standing throughout the award period. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on criteria include relevance and timeliness of the project (i.e., need in the field, quality of the research design, potential for completion, and potential impact to assist under-served populations). How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; three-page proposal summary (double-spaced); the summary must include objectives of the project, statement of relevance and significance, project design and methodology, the expected dissertation completion date, and itemized budget; the summary should describe how the dissertation includes a diversity component and address health disparities or inequities in health care access; diversity is taking on broader meaning and is to include race and ethnicity as well as the sociocultural experiences of people of different genders, social classes, religious, and spiritual beliefs, sexual orientation, ages, and physical, and mental abilities; written statement from doctoral dissertation chair verifying doctoral candidacy and supporting the relevance of the dissertation to addressing health care service delivery and how it will advance social work practice or policy related to health care; student curriculum vitae; signed release of information. Focus: Health education.