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| Topic | Description | Open To | Length/Salary | Application Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | *AACN-CDC Fellowship Fellows learn in the area of population health and gain hands-on experiences at the community level to enhance their preparation for professional practice. |
Nurses with master’s degree or doctoral degree | 1Year, paid | August to September |
| Laboratory |
APHL-CDC Infectious Diseases Laboratory Fellowship Program Fellows train for careers in public health laboratories and support public health initiatives related to infectious disease research. |
Master’s degree | 1 Year, paid | APHL is not currently accepting applications for this program. Please check back in the fall of 2017 to apply for the 2018 program. |
| Leadership/Management | *ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellowship Program Training and experience in public health and prevention practice, informatics, and policy. |
Those with a MPH or doctoral degree prior to the beginning of the fellowship | 1-2 Years, paid | TBD |
| Epidemiology |
CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellowship Program Rigorous on-the-job training in applied epidemiology and public health at a state or local health agency. |
Master’s or doctoral degree in epidemiology or related field | 2 Years, paid | October to January |
| Evaluation |
CDC Evaluation Fellowship Fellows work under the leadership of CDC’s Chief Evaluation Officer expand the capacity of CDC to conduct evaluation and demonstrate the impact of our work. |
Master’s degree or doctoral degree | 2 Years, paid | February to April |
| Health Education/Communication | *DHPE Health Equity Fellowship Program The goal of this fellowship program is to address emerging needs of health equity, public health and health disparities, and to provide leadership and professional opportunities at state and local health departments for recent graduates and doctoral level students of schools and programs of public health. |
Recent graduates and doctoral level students of schools and programs of public health | 1 Year, paid | Please note that DHPE is not currently accepting applications for the Fellowship Program |
| Epidemiology | Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) EIS officers serve on the front lines of public health protecting Americans and the global community as “boots on the ground” epidemiologists. CDC’s EIS officers respond to outbreaks of diseases and urgent public health threats by identifying the cause, rapidly implementing control measures, and collecting evidence to recommend how to prevent similar events in the future. | Physicians, veterinarians, doctoral-level scientists. Allows some eligibility for master’s degree health professionals- consult the EIS Application Information for more details. | 2 Years, paid | Mid-May to Mid-August |
| Laboratory | *ORISE CDC Research Opportunities Education experience to create expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health. |
Undergraduate; graduate; post-master’s; doctoral; postdoctoral | Varies, paid | Varies |
| General Interest |
Pathways for Recent Graduates Program The Recent Graduates Program affords developmental experiences in the Federal Government intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs. |
Undergraduates; graduate students; doctoral students; recent graduates who have completed, within the previous two years, a qualifying associates, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution. | 1 Year, paid | Ongoing |
| Global Health | PHI/CDC Global Public Health Fellowship Program The fellowship offers training and experience in the field of global public health. Fellows work in CDC offices in the U.S. and abroad. Areas of focus are program management, epidemiology, surveillance, monitoring & evaluation, and HIV/AIDS prevention. | Recent graduates with a MPH or doctoral degree prior to the beginning of the fellowship | 1-3 Years, paid | TBD |
| Management/ Leadership |
Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Leadership experience focused on interactive trainings and challenging work assignments administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). |
Recent graduates with master’s, law, or doctoral degrees | 2 Years, paid | November |
| Preventive Medicine |
Preventive Medicine Fellowship (PMR/F) Fellows promote leadership, integrating knowledge and skills of medicine and other clinical professions with population health. |
Physicians who do not meet eligibility criteria for PMR and veterinarians or nurses with a Masters in Public Health or equivalent degree | 1 Year, paid | July to August |
| General Interest |
Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Two year, field-based training program for early career public health professionals with little or no public health work experience who are interested in frontline public health practice. |
Graduates with a minimum of a four-year degree from an accredited college or university, within 2 years of graduation. Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or U.S. national. | 2 Years, paid | Five-day period in January |
| Informatics |
Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP) Opportunities to apply computer and information science to help solve public health problems. |
Master’s or doctoral degree students | 2 Years, paid | August to November |
| Health Education/ Communication | SOPHE/CDC Student Fellowship in Injury Prevention and Control Students are empowered to recognize practice-based projects and prevention of unintentional injuries from the perspective of health education or behavioral sciences. | Master’s or doctoral degree students majoring in health education, health promotion, behavioral sciences or a related field. | 1 Year, paid | February to May |
*Denotes fellowships offered in partnership with CDC
- Page last reviewed: October 2, 2017
- Page last updated: October 2, 2017
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