Colleagues,

Please pass this on to eligible persons.

Regards,
Jacki

>>> Carin Tinney <[log in to unmask]> 10/12/2009 8:56 AM >>>
VA Social Workers Eligible to Apply to Hartford Faculty Scholars Program
The Hartford Faculty Scholars Program is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Veterans Administration. The Scholars Program will be offering a limited number of eligible academic social workers from the Veterans Health Administration the opportunity to participate in the Faculty Scholars Program. Information regarding eligibility for the program appears below. Those who are interested must send a letter of intent by Nov. 12th to (while the letter of intent is due November 12,2009 the actual application is not due till 2/1/10):

Deborah Ludke<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Health Systems Specialist
Advanced Fellowships
Office of Academic Affiliations
VA Central Office
(562) 826-5492

Who is eligible within the VA to apply?
Doctoral level VA employees who have at least one graduate degree from a social work program and have an interest in aging are eligible to apply. In addition to their VA appointment, they may also hold rank of assistant or associate professor at an affiliated academic institution.

What should interested applicants do?

Visit the Hartford Faculty Scholars Program page on the GSWI website at - http://www.gswi.org/programs/hfs.html and click on the Hartford/VA Scholars Program link under the application materials. All interested applicants must receive approval to apply from the VA Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA). A letter of intent must be sent to the VA OAA no later than Nov. 12, 2009. More information about the approval process is available on the VA Scholars Program webpage (see link above).



Your help with recruitment is needed!

If you know anyone who might be eligible and interested in applying, please forward this message and/or direct individuals to the information on the Faculty Scholars Program webpage.


Julia Meashey, MA
Hartford Program Manager
The Gerontological Society of America
1220 L St., NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC  20005

Phone: 202-587-2837
Fax: 202-587-5868
http://www.gswi.org/ 



Carin Tinney, MSW
Associate Program Officer
Social Work Leadership Institute
New York Academy of Medicine
1216 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10029
(212) 419-3591
www.socialworkleadership.org 
www.hartfordpartnership.org 
www.nyam.org