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Award Details

Sommer Klag Advocacy Impact Awards

Coming Soon

Submission Period for the 2025 Advocacy Impact Awards

The 2025 Advocacy Impact Awards submission period is almost here—a chance for individuals to pitch their plans for shifting policy or social norms through advocacy. Submission and event details coming soon.  

FAQ

What are the Advocacy Impact Awards?
WHOWHATHOW
2 faculty members
(Primary appointment in BSPH; excludes faculty with instructor, adjunct, or visiting appointments)		$40,000 Impact Award, used to directly support future advocacy work

The award winners will demonstrate:

  • Potential for impact in their area of expertise
  • Potential for a shift in policy or social norms
  • Fundamental advocacy knowledge, skills, and organizational relationships that could enhance their success
  • What they hope to accomplish with additional resources and support
What is the timeline?
July 23 -September 19, 2025Open nominations for $40k Advocacy Impact Awards. From the nominations, a screening team will select finalists who will go onto give short pitch presentations to the BSPH community.
Early October 2025Finalists will be notified and provided with pitch presentation guidelines.
November 12, 2025Livestream of pitch presentations for Advocacy Impact Awards. Winners of the Impact Awards are announced.
Submissions for the $40k Advocacy Impact Awards

The nomination period for the 2025 Advocacy Impact Awards is coming soon.


2025 Nomination Form Questions

  • Name, department, faculty rank, and email address
  • Please describe how you work meets the following criteria (each response no more than 500 words) :
    • The Issue - Provide some context. What is the need, origin, and window of opportunity for the work?
    • The Opportunity - What’s needed to help advance a policy change? What makes your work ripe for progress and success?
    • Laying the Groundwork - What has been your contribution to this area of public health advocacy? How have you been laying the groundwork for progress? (e.g., building relationships and partnerships, translational research, policy proposals, media advocacy, etc.) These are just examples, please include unique actions that apply to your work.
    • Action Plan - Include three advocacy actions that you plan to take if you are a recipient of an Advocacy Impact Award (e.g., relationships and partnerships, translational research, policy proposals, media advocacy, etc.) These are just examples, please include unique actions that apply to your work.
    • The Impact - What does success look like? How will you measure success?
  • CV
  • Optional supporting documents (publications, articles, videos, etc.; max 2 documents)
What if I have more questions?

Please email Diane Coraggio (diane.coraggio@jhu.edu) if you have specific questions about the awards process.

Advocacy Impact Awards Pitch Competition Recording

Watch the recording of the inaugural Sommer Klag Advocacy Impact Awards Lightning Pitch Competition.