Training Grants, Fellowships & Programs
Tips to Applying for CDC Internships & Fellowships
The Internship Program is a part of a cooperative agreement between the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). It is designed to provide exposure to state-of-the-art public health information while furthering knowledge and skills. Working with leading public health experts, students apply their education to real life scenarios.
What does the Internship Program offer students in Public Health?
Each year the CDC and ATSDR develop internships for specific projects. In addition to providing “hands-on” experience, the Program hosts an orientation session, speakers series, and several social events. These sessions provide an overview of the CDC and ATSDR, as well as networking opportunities.
When and where are the internships offered?
Each internship is a twelve-week/40 hours a week assignment offered during the spring/summer or fall/winter. All interns are based at:
- CDC’s and ATSDR’s headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, or Hyattsville, Maryland;
- Cincinnati, Ohio;
- Morgantown, West Virginia;
- Fort Collins, Colorado;
- Anchorage, Alaska.
- The specific location is identified in each description.
Fellowships
Funding is also available annually to support fellowship opportunities at the CDC. The ASPH is responsible for coordinating these fellowships.
Learn more at the ASPH Center for Graduate Practice web site.
EpiCH has several training grants and programs that provide research assistantships and fellowships for MS, MPH, doctoral, and post-doctoral students.
Musculoskeletal Research Training Program
The training grant is a 5-year award from the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) of the NIH. Its purpose is to provide state-of-the-art research training in musculoskeletal biology to predoctoral graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
- For more information contact Logan Spector, PhD
- Read more about the research programs.
Cancer Related Health Disparities Education and Career Development Program
For more information, please contact Lindsey Fabian (fabian@umn.edu)
- PI: Jean Forster
Minnesota Obesity Prevention Training (MnOPT) Program
Interdisciplinary training program for the next generation of biologic, behavioral, and clinical obesity prevention scientists.
- PI: Robert Jeffery
- Download Program Flyer
Research Fellowship in Nutrition and Cancer
Training program supports pre-doctoral trainees up to five years and postdoctoral trainees up to three years.
- PI: Kristin Anderson
- 2013 Pre-Doc Fellowship Flyer
- 2013 Post-Doc Fellowship Flyer
Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
Training grant in epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease for pre- and post-doctoral students in epidemiology.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology:
One NIH-sponsored two- to three-year fellowship is available for Summer 2012 at the U of MN emphasizing research methods in the epidemiology of cardiovascular disease. Fellows contribute to and gain competency in designing, administering, and analyzing cardiovascular population studies and can seek an MPH degree. Candidates must have a doctoral degree and permanent U.S. residency status.
- PI: Aaron Folsom
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Training Program
To provide training in maternal and child health for MPH students in mCH and one pre-doctoral student in epidemiology.
- PI: Wendy Hellerstedt
Public Health Nutrition Training Grant
To prepare culturally competent nutrition professionals for leadership positions in maternal and child health nutrition.
- PI: Mary Story
Pediatric Cancer Epidemiology Training Grant
This program will provide opportunities for both pre- and post-doctoral students to enhance their research training and experience in pediatric cancer epidemiology.
- PI: Julie Ross