The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is now accepting applications for its 2014-2015 Policy Communication Fellows Program. The program is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It is open to individuals from developing countries currently enrolled in academic institutions pursuing doctoral programs and who are between their 3rd and 5th year of studies. Developing-country applicants may be in any field of study but their research focus must be related to one or more of the following:
– Family planning and/or reproductive health (FP/RH).
– Maternal and child health (MCH), specifically family planning/MCH integration.
– Contraceptive use/behavior.
– Population growth.
– Adolescent reproductive health.
– Poverty, health equity, and connections with reproductive health.
– Gender issues, specifically gender-based violence (GBV), early marriage, and male engagement in family planning.
– Population, health, and environment interrelations.
The goals of the Policy Fellows program are:
– To understand the process by which research informs the policy environment.
– To learn various ways to communicate findings to policy audiences.
– To improve participants’ ability to communicate in written and oral formats.
Application forms, program information, and answers to common Frequently Asked Questions about the program can be found at:
www.prb.org/About/ProgramsProjects/Policy-Communication-Fellows.aspx.