EMERGING PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS/PLACEMENTS:

We will select up to  seven emerging professionals to enter the program. An advisory committee comprised of staff from RWJF, OMG, Duquesne University and other professionals with evaluation expertise will review the applications. We will use the following criteria to evaluate applicants:

• Potential to contribute to the program evaluation field;
• Commitment to a career in program evaluation;
• Commitment to serving diverse populations;
• Demonstrated critical thinking and writing skills; and
• Recommendations from individuals with whom the applicant has studied or worked.

Application deadline for 2010 to be determined.

We will select up to seven placement organizations to host fellows for the program. An advisory committee comprised of staff from RWJF, OMG, Duquesne University and other professionals with evaluation expertise will review the placement applications. We will use the following criteria to evaluate candidate organizations:

• Demonstrated prominence of evaluation in the organization’s work;
• Quality of the organization’s evaluation work;
• Evidence of commitment to building diversity in the evaluation field;
• Evidence of commitment to providing the RWJF Fellow with work projects that will build his or her skills in evaluation and research;
• Evidence of commitment to providing the RWJF Fellow with appropriate mentorship;
• Appropriate salary for an entry-level position.

Frequently Asked Questions

Application deadline for 2010 to be determined.

RETOOLING PROFESSIONALS:

We will select up to 10 non-profit professionals to enter the program. An advisory committee comprised of staff from RWJF, OMG, Duquesne University and other professionals with evaluation expertise will review the applications. We will use the following criteria to evaluate applicants:

For the non-profit professional:

• Level of interest in evaluation;
• Commitment and ability to attend all training workshops and AEA conference;
• Quality of evaluation project s/he will undertake during the fellowship year;
• Willingness and ability to dedicate about 20 hours per month on an evaluation project;
• Ability to demonstrate how they will use evaluation for ongoing learning and program development;
• Ability to complete and present a final evaluation product.

For the non-profit organization:

• Commitment to increasing evaluation capacity of organization;
• Ability to demonstrate how the organization will use evaluation for ongoing learning and program development;
• Willingness to reallocate job functions to allow the fellow to attend training & conduct internal evaluation during the year-long fellowship;
• Commitment to serving underserved populations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Application for 2010 to be determined.

NOTE: RWJF does not provide individual critiques of applications submitted.