The University of New Mexico

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Contact: Carolyn Gonzales 277-5920
cgonzal@unm.edu

Dec. 17, 2008

UNM RWJF Center for Health Policy Seeks Proposals

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy invites proposals for
seed grants to conduct research on U.S. health and health care issues, especially those affecting
Latino and American Indian communities. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 at 5 p.m. to rwjf@unm.edu.

Applications with a focus on applied social science research with implications for improving health policy are encouraged. The objective of these grants is to stimulate research and encourage faculty across UNM departments with interests in these areas to collect pilot data
that will result in applications for extramural funding. There are two pools for funding available
under this call, for a total of $100,000 in this round:

          $10,000 for individual PIs
          $20,000 for interdisciplinary projects with co-PIs from at least two departments/disciplines

The RWJF Center for Health Policy was established to transform national debate on health
policy by increasing the number of Latinos, American Indians, and other minority PhD graduates
in social science disciplines who are prepared to be leaders in guiding the direction of national
health policy. The Research Grants Program of the Center seeks to further this mission by
providing faculty grants to promote research on a wide range of issues and serve as an
opportunity to supplement training of RWJF Graduate Fellows. Preference will be given to
proposals that clearly indicate how the research will advance the mission of the Center.

For more information, contact Charlene Porsild, 277-0128, or cporsild@unm.edu.

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