Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed quarterly. Quarterly deadlines for applications to be reviewed are September 30, December 30, March 31, and June 30.

Please include a brief description of the policy or program planning question that would benefit from additional researcher support and expertise; an outline of the objectives (that can be accomplished within one year); investigator qualifications; and preferred logistical arrangements (e.g., duration of assignment, amount of in-person time needed to establish relationships).

Questions? Please contact CEIR@va.gov.

NOTE: Each field is required . Please do not leave any blank.

1. Requesting Program or VISN office:

2. First and Last Name: Host office sponsor & point of contact for HSR&D

3. Host office sponsor email address :

4. Briefly describe (a) the operations question(s) for which you are seeking additional analytical support and investigator expertise and (b) the importance of this work for improving VA policies/programs and/or achieving VA national priorities or VISN performance plan goals.

5. Briefly outline the key objectives and deliverables for this residency:

6. State the type of analysis, evaluation, and/or datasets that will be involved (data must be currently available): :

7. Required skills/qualifications for the researcher (e.g., SAS or SQL, survey design, etc.):

Requested Researcher Qualifications:

8. Preferred duration, effort, and in-person time (e.g., 100% effort for 3 months in DC, 25% effort over a year with one week per month in DC, or comparable arrangement):

9. Additional support or benefits available to the researcher (Hosting offices are expected to provide a desk and computer when resident is working on site and data access):

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