Building Research Capacity Fellowship

Purpose of Fellowship

To equip individuals with the knowledge, leadership skills, mentorship, and peer support to develop and implement a strategic plan for building research capacity within their own programs, departments, or institutions.

Qualifications of fellows

Those who want to build research/scholarship in their institutions—which requires skills in leadership, research organization, and faculty development. Candidates have been asked to be a change agent for building their organization’s capacity for producing scholarly activity. The fellow’s organization should support development of that capability, including supporting the development of a strategic plan as a product of the BRC Fellowship. Fellows might be chairs, aspiring chairs, research directors, research change agents in a residency program, administrators or others charged with making change in the organization.

 

The Building Research Capacity (BRC) Fellowship has 3 aims:

Coaching

Provide coaching support to build research and scholarship capacity within a program or institution

Support

Develop a peer support/network among other individuals or teams trying to build research capacity

Strategic Planning

Create a strategic plan for research and scholarship within their home program/institution

The fellowship and my organization's interest in building research capacity have complemented each other perfectly and their alignment provide strength to effect change and improvements. The timing of the fellowship has felt like a real asset and catalyst to change/improvement at my organization thus far.

BRC Fellowship Graduate

Fellowship Details

Curriculum Overview

  • The following curricular elements will be emphasized throughout the fellowship
    • Leadership development
    • Research tools and skills
  • Fellows will be expected to:
    • Attend the NAPCRG annual meeting at the beginning of the fellowship (November)
    • Attend the NAPCRG annual meeting at the completion of the fellowship (November)
    • Participate in scheduled webinars
    • Produce required end products
  • Faculty will:
    • Provide coaching and support as fellows navigate through their fellowship year
    • Offer feedback to the BRC Fellowship Leadership Team regarding fellow progress and areas for program improvement
    • Evaluate the curricular products produced by fellows
  • End products
    • Vision statement for research/scholarship in their organization (department, program, institution)
    • 3–5-year strategic plan for research/scholarship in their organization
    • Research capacity assessments
    • Stakeholder map
    • Progress summary data and narrative
    • Write a Leadership Philosophy identifying their leadership styles, strengths, and potential blind spots
    • Summative presentation at NAPCRG

Application Process

  • The application process for the fellows will begin May 15, 2024 and end July 31, 2024
  • Required documents include:
    • CV, including education, experience in both research and clinical areas as applicable and research interests
    • Personal statement, addressed to the BRC Fellowship Program Directors, that expresses applicant's interest in the Building Research Capacity Fellowship and what they hope to accomplish through the program. Please include a description of how you feel this program will benefit you and the potential impact on your organization.
    • Letter of support from your department chair or supervisor. This letter must include a description of intent to provide funding and protected time for the applicant. Please address the letter to BRC Fellowship Program Directors.

Tuition

BRC Fellowship tuition is $7,500 and includes:

    • NAPCRG Annual Meeting 2024 Registration and Membership
    • ADFM 2025 Annual Meeting Registration
    • NAPCRG Annual Meeting 2025 Registration and Membership
    • Monthly Webinars and Workshops

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