Interesting Fellowship/Grant Opportunity
A co-worker forwarded this opportunity from the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation. RWJF is very forward-thinking and I like the idea behind this program.
RWJF Evaluation Fellowship Program for Non Profit Organizations
Application deadline - June 29, 2009.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Retooling Professionals Evaluation Fellows program seeks to diversify the evaluation field by providing individuals with the necessary skills and training to become internal program evaluators. During the one-year fellowship, non-profit professionals will be trained in evaluation methodology while working on a real-world evaluation project for their employer. Each fellow will receive approximately 40 hours of training in two 3-5 day workshops. The non-profit organizations they represent will receive a $5,000 award and each fellow will receive a travel stipend of $1,500. Additionally, the fellows will receive technical assistance with completing an internal evaluation project at their organization.
The program’s goal is to help nonprofit professionals become better internal evaluators of their programs and better consumers of information for decision-making. The program also aims to equip participants with evaluation skills that will help enhance the evaluation capacity of their organizations. Ultimately the program seeks to infuse the evaluation field with well-trained individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to meet the increasing diversity of programs and communities that the profession serves.
To be eligible for the fellowship, non-profit professionals must:
To be considered a qualifying non-profit organization, organizations must:
