NEW PHRC Faculty Affiliate Program

Apply By November 17, 2025

Who Can Apply? Anyone with a full-time faculty appointment at UMBC with research interests/activities broadly aligned with PHRC mission & goals

How to Apply

Upload the following materials in one document to the PHRC Box folder:  https://umbc.app.box.com/f/344bde6b18ab40afb5e9852bba5c07a5

  • Up to a one-page statement (single spaced) including:
    • Relevant research experience and potential contributions to PHRC mission/goals
    • Confirmation that department chair has been notified of PHRC affiliate application
  • Current CV

Review: Applications reviewed by PHRC staff/advisory board

Term: 3 years (renewable based on consistent engagement)

Affiliate Benefits:

  • Recognition: Featured on the PHRC website, communications, annual report
  • Priority Access: To PHRC services (e.g., grant review, Write On!, data resources, Gen AI assit)
  • Community: Join a dynamic, interdisciplinary network of health scholars
  • Funding Insights: Receive curated grant opportunities & information
  • Professional Growth: Strengthen grant peer review & communication skills
  • Information: Stay informed with updates on the public health funding landscape
  • Impact: Help shape PHRC’s initiatives & UMBC’s health research community

Responsibilities (one or more):

  • Participation in PHRC seminars, events, working groups
  • Contribution to PHRC’s intellectual life (e.g., present research, participate in working groups, collaborate with affiliates, etc.)
  • Contribution to PHRC-led grant applications
    • Serve on mock grant review panels
  • Mentor junior investigators in PHRC
  • Acknowledge PHRC affiliation in related publications, presentations, or proposal
  • Provide periodic research updates to PHRC (e.g., research activities, products, and funding).

Affiliate status is reviewed annually for participation in activities and every three years for renewal based on engagement and contribution.

Questions:  John G. Schumacher, Ph.D.  PHRC@umbc.edu