Award Details
Sommer Klag Advocacy Impact Awards
Now Accepting Submissions
2025 Sommer Klag Advocacy Impact Awards
The Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy is now accepting submissions for two $40,000 Advocacy Impact Awards. Bloomberg School faculty will have the opportunity to pitch their plans for shifting policy or social norms through advocacy. The self-submission period is open through Friday, September 19, 2025.
FAQ
What are the Advocacy Impact Awards?
| WHO | WHAT | HOW |
|---|---|---|
| 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:
|
What is the timeline?
| July 23 -September 19, 2025 | Open 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 2025 | Finalists will be notified and provided with pitch presentation guidelines. |
| November 12, 2025 | Livestream of pitch presentations for Advocacy Impact Awards. Winners of the Impact Awards are announced. |
Submissions for the $40k Advocacy Impact Awards
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.
Watch the Recording
2024 Advocacy Impact Awards Pitch Competition Recording
Watch the recording of the inaugural Sommer Klag Advocacy Impact Awards Lightning Pitch Competition.
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RSVP to join us on November 12, 2025, for the Advocacy Impact Awards Lightning Pitch Competiton! The event will take place from 12-1:30PM.