Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program supports health and aging professionals through policy placements, training, and mentoring to turn research and practical experience into policy for older Americans.
Funder: Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One-year fellowship; residential stipend up to $70,000, or limited non-residential stipend up to $15,000
Summary: A fellowship that helps health and aging professionals turn research and practical experience into policy that improves older Americans’ lives.
Key Information: Applicants must reside in the U.S. and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or its territories.
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program develops professionals who can translate scientific knowledge and clinical experience into policy that supports a healthy, productive future for older Americans. Its National Program Office is based at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University. Fellows may work on global, federal, state, community, or institution-based policy concerning health care and other dimensions of aging.
The program offers residential policy placements and non-residential policy work with shorter placements. Additional tracks focus on behavioral health, family caregiving, and VA policy. Fellows receive policy training, mentoring, and career development.