Grant Opportunity
Pfizer Health Literacy Initiative Grant Program
Deadline: Various
For complete application guidelines and eligibility information for each
program, go to:
http://pfizerhealthliteracy.com/partnerships_awards.html
For additional RFPs in Health, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_health.jhtml
The Pfizer Health Literacy Initiative Grant Program is part of
pharmaceutical company Pfizer's ( http://www.pfizer.com/ ) commitment to
advance healthcare professionals' efforts to improve health literacy.
The grants are designed to generate knowledge, create solutions, support
research, raise awareness, and attract new scholars to the service of
the health literacy issue. For 2004, there are three grant categories:
VISTING LECTURER GRANTS
Deadline: Friday, 30 January 2004
Visiting Lecturer Grants offer applicants the opportunity to have a
recognized health literacy expert visit their organization and provide
lectures and workshops on health literacy. Fifteen grants of up to
$4,500 each will be made. Applications from organizations in diverse
fields are encouraged, including adult education, consumer advocacy,
health economics, health literacy, health policy, managed care,
medicine, nonprofit community organizations, nursing, pharmacy, public
health, social work, and voluntary health associations.
SCHOLAR AWARDS
Deadline: Friday, 6 February 2004
Scholar Awards provide post-doctoral candidates committed to advancing
health literacy and clear health communication an opportunity to study
and conduct research under the guidance of a recognized expert in the
field. Up to two awards of $130,000 each over two years will be made.
Applicants will be considered from a variety of fields, including (but
not limited to) education, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health,
and social work. The applicant must be a citizen or a noncitizen
national of the U.S., or have been lawfully admitted to the U.S. for
permanent residence and have a permanent resident visa.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Deadline: Friday, 6 February 2004
Research Grants are designed to support established researchers
working to advance the understanding of health literacy and clear health
communication interventions and their impact of these interventions on
health outcomes. Up to three grants will be awarded. Each grant is for
up to $150,000 over two years. Applications are invited from healthcare
professionals who are postgraduate investigators in diverse fields, such
as adult education, anthropology, environmental health, ethics, health
economics, health education, health law, health literacy, health policy,
the management sciences, medicine, nursing, occupational health,
pharmacy, public health, and social work. The applicant must be a
citizen or a noncitizen national of the U.S., or have been lawfully
admitted to the U.S. for permanent residence and have a permanent
resident visa.
For complete application guidelines and eligibility information for each
program, go to:
http://pfizerhealthliteracy.com/partnerships_awards.html
For additional RFPs in Health, visit:
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_health.jhtml