"This Program is unique among public health training programs with which I am familiar in that scholars not only hone rigorous health disparities methods training, we also learn to translate our academic research into evidence-based resources for use in ongoing community-based social justice efforts and for policy-makers seeking to develop evidence-based policies to reduce health disparities." – Kellogg Health Scholar, 2008

The Kellogg Health Scholars Program develops new leadership in the effort to reduce and eliminate health disparities and to secure equal access to the conditions and services essential for achieving healthy communities.

Through this Program, leaders emerge with the competence to undertake research adding to our knowledge about the nature of social disparities in health and about interventions to reduce those disparities; the capacity to partner with communities in carrying out research and building policy advocacy; and the skills to inform and support policy makers who seek to reduce and eliminate health disparities.

The Kellogg Health Scholars Program consists of two tracks and offers two-year postdoctoral fellowships at eight training sites. The Community track highlights community-based participatory research, and relationships between academic health disparities research, public health practices in communities, and policy development. The Multidisciplinary track highlights a multidisciplinary approach to studying the determinants of health inequalities and inequities. Both tracks highlight the translation of health research into policy findings and recommendations.

A 2009-2011 Call for Applications will be issued early fall of 2008 and a 2010-2012 Call for Applications will be issued early fall of 2009.

All scholars participate once a year in a networking meeting/workshop at which policy and practice experts from the affiliated policy development/advocacy organizations, public health agencies and Community leaders share their expertise with the scholars and the scholars share their work with each other and with the Program’s National Advisory Committee. In addition, small annual meetings of the scholars and electronic thematic mini-workshops provide opportunities for scholars to link up with alumni, mentors, program leadership or invited guests. Through these small meetings and mini-workshops scholars share their research plans and projects with each other including lessons learned, challenges faced and strategies developed in their traineeship experience They gain leadership skills in specific topic areas including publishing, grants management, and policy and advocacy.

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Award

Stipend levels for the Kellogg Health Scholars are expected to be:

2008: $61,000
2009: $62,000
2010: $63,000
2011: $64,000
2012: $65,000

Community Track

Two-year grants for 2009-2011 with an annual stipend of $62,000 in the first year and $63,000 in the second year, which includes fringe benefits and an annual research fund of $10,000. In addition, there will be a moving allowance of up to $3,000, payable upon submittal of paid receipts, and for Community Track Scholars leaving at the end of their training to assume faculty positions a $5,000 research fund (per scholar) to continue community-based participatory research at their new location.

Multidisciplinary Track

Two-year grants for 2009-2011 with an annual Scholar stipend of $62,000 in the first year and $63,000 in the second year, plus a Scholar research budget of up to $10,000 per year, Scholar fringe benefits/health insurance, mentor honorarium and site management. Sites may pay moving expenses up to $3,000.

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