About the Canadian Harkness Associate Award

The Harkness Associate 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.

This program selects up to 14 international fellows per year from the Australia, Germany, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom to spend up to 12 months in the United States doing original research and working with leading U.S. health policy experts. While Canadian Associates are not expected to reside in the United States for the 12 months, they are fully integrated into the Harkness Fellowships, undertake a parallel research project or case study at their home institution, and participate in all five Harkness fellowship seminars during the course of the year.

The Commonwealth Fund covers all expenses associated with Canadian participation in the five fellowship seminars in the United States and Canada. The seminars provide high-level, in-depth briefings on current policy issues – speakers include health ministers, senior government officials, established health policy experts, and key stakeholders – as well as workshops to develop leadership and methodological skills. The Commonwealth Fund also arranges Associates' placements with U.S. mentors and offers a research and travel stipend of up to $US20,000.

Only Canadian citizens, landed immigrants or permanent residents living in Canada for at least five or more years are eligible for this award.

Other Harkness documents:

» 2010–2011 Call for applications (closes March 15, 2010)

» Previous recipients

» Harkness Canadian Health Policy Briefing Tour: 2008–2009 Backgrounder (PDF, 144 KB)
This document served as an introduction to health services in Canada for the visiting Harkness Fellows in April 2009.

Please contact CHSRF staff at grantsandawards@chsrf.ca to discuss your suitability for this award.