Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program by the National Academy of Medicine offers midcareer health professionals immersive experience in shaping federal health policy in Washington, DC.
Funder: National Academy of Medicine
Due Dates: November 3, 2026 (Full application deadline for 2027–28 cohort, 3 PM ET)
Funding Amounts: Fellowship includes a stipend (recent awards: $165,000 for 12 months), plus relocation and professional development allowances.
Summary: Offers midcareer health professionals and social/behavioral scientists immersive, hands-on federal health policy experience in Washington, DC.
Description
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program, administered by the National Academy of Medicine, is a premier, non-partisan fellowship for midcareer professionals in health, behavioral, and social sciences. Since 1973, the program has provided over 300 fellows with direct, hands-on experience in federal health policy, placing them in influential congressional and executive branch offices in Washington, DC. The fellowship is designed to develop leaders who will help shape and implement health policy at the national level.
