Applicants must be affiliated with one of CHERISH’s four collaborating institutions:

• Weill Cornell Medicine
• Boston Medical Center
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Applicants must also fulfill at least one of the following criteria:

• Post-doctoral Fellow or trainee under the mentorship of a CHERISH Center Investigator or CHERISH Research Affiliate
• Other investigator nominated by a CHERISH Center Investigator or CHERISH Research Affiliate
• CHERISH Center Investigator or CHERISH Research Affiliate

Priority consideration will be given to:

• new investigators
• investigators new to the field (e.g. economist new to substance use disorders, HCV or HIV; substance use researchers new to economic evaluation)
• investigators with expertise related to one of the Cores proposing cross-Core collaborative research