The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Evaluation Fellows Program is designed to diversify the evaluation field by providing individuals from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities with the necessary skills and training to become program evaluators. The Evaluation Fellows program invites emerging professionals who have graduated from a master’s or doctoral degree program within the last three years to apply for a one-year, full-time fellowship with an organization that specializes in evaluation. Individuals from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities include ethnic or racial minorities, those from low-income communities, first-generation college graduates, or others who have been historically underrepresented in the evaluation field. The program’s ultimate goal is 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, emerging professionals must:

• Have obtained a master’s or doctoral degree within the last three years;
• Have limited professional experience and training in evaluation; and
• Be from a historically underrepresented and disadvantaged community.

We will select up to seven emerging professionals for a one-year fellowship. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Application deadline for 2010 to be determined.