Under Secretary's Award in Health Systems Research
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development — Health Systems Research
VA's top honour for health systems researchers. Confers research funds to supplement ongoing peer-reviewed work plus a one-time personal cash award, judged on research impact on veterans' care, mentorship and national visibility.
- Indicative award
- $50k per year (per year)$50,000 per year for up to three years to supplement ongoing peer-reviewed research, plus a one-time $5,000 cash award and commemorative plaques for the awardee and their VAMC director.
- Timing
- Annual cycleAnnual cycle · Aug, SepPublished deadline: 2026-09-01 — 18 days awayThe page states HSR will next accept applications for the 2025 and 2026 Under Secretary awards before September 1, 2026. Packets are assembled by the facility ACOS for Research and Development.
- Who can apply
- Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- Nominees must be VA scientists employed at a VA medical center. Nominations come from local R&D committees, Scientific Merit Review Board or Career Development panel members, or individual VA scientists; each VA medical center may submit at most two packets per year.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- health services research · research career recognition · mentorship
- Apply at
- https://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/for_researchers/awards/under_secretary/default.cfm
- This entry
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