Harkness Fellowships
The Canadian Harkness Fellowship Award enables talented Canadians to participate in the Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice , a core program of The Commonwealth Fund's International Program in Health Policy and Practice.
The Commonwealth Fund
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation, based in New York, which aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults.
New for 2012-2013 – Full fellowship available to Canadian participants which includes spending 12 months in the United States. More »
The 2012–2013 Application Process
The deadline for the receipt of applications from Canada is March 12, 2012.
The application must be submitted by e-mail to ro@cmwf.org, and must include “Harkness Application” and the applicant’s name in the subject line.
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For more information on the program, contact Robin Osborn (ro@cmwf.org, 212-606-3809) or visit www.commonwealthfund.org/fellowships.
The 2011–2012 Canadian Harkness Fellows
- Dr. Robert A. Fowler, MDCM, an associate professor at the University of Toronto and an associate scientist, at Sunnybrook Research Institute
- Walter P. Wodchis, PhD, an associate professor at the University of Toronto
» Previous recipients of the Canadian Harkness Fellowship Award