29. Do I need to specify which Special Topics of Interest my research will address?

Answer

Yes, when you submit your application using the RWJF online system, you will answer several questions, including a question asking about which Special Topic of Interest your application addresses. Note that the three Special Topics of Interest are described on Page 5 of the CFP. Your proposed research study may address more than one of the Special Topics of Interest. Additionally, you may propose a research study to address other topics, as long as your research focuses on a system alignment strategy that helps medical, social, and public health systems work together to dismantle and disrupt for forms of systemic racism embedded within these systems. For instance, You may propose a novel system alignment intervention that test other ways of helping medical, social, and public health systems work together to address forms systemic racism, such as interventions involving new staffing and workforce training models, new data sharing, data linkage and data dissemination models, or new communication and information-sharing strategies.