Changemaker Awards

The purpose of the Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) Equity Changemaker Award is to recognize the efforts of University of Kentucky graduate students, professional students, and postdoctoral scholars in advancing health equity through research and training. Annual awards will be made to individuals whose research seeks to understand health disparities and inequities and whose mentorship has contributed to the next generation of health equity scholars. Changemaker Awardees will be featured on the CHET website.

Selection Criteria – Graduate Students, Professional Students, and Post-doctoral Scholars

This award is to recognize graduate students, professional students, and postdoctoral scholars who are training in the health equity field. The awardee’s research and training will focus on eliminating health disparities and inequities among marginalized and oppressed groups. Awards will be given to those pursuing a career in health equity research. The awardee should be engaged in both the academic community and the communities of those impacted by their work. Priority will be given to those with mentorship experience, and applicants will be evaluated on contributions made within the past five years.

The purpose of the Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) Equity Changemaker Award is to recognize the efforts of University of Kentucky faculty in advancing health equity through research and training. Annual awards will be made to individuals whose research seeks to understand health disparities and inequities and whose mentorship has contributed to the next generation of health equity scholars. Changemaker Awardees will be featured on the CHET website.

Selection Criteria

This award is to recognize faculty members whose health equity research has contributed to the elimination of health disparities and inequities among marginalized and oppressed groups, and whose mentorship has improved diversity, equity, and inclusion within the next generation of health equity scholars. The awardee will be a leader in their field whose expertise is recognized within the research community and by those impacted by their research. Applicants will be evaluated on contributions made within the past five years.

Application Materials

• Statement outlining mentorship experience and how the applicant has advanced health equity through research and training. 2 page limit.
• Letter of Support
• CV
• Applicants will be evaluated on contributions made within the past five years.
• Please combine application materials into a single PDF file with the following naming convention: LASTNAME_FIRSTNAME_CMF2023

Submissions

• Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 10, 2023- CLICK THE "APPLY HERE" BUTTON BELOW TO SUBMIT