Fellowships for MPH Students and Recent Graduates
ACHE (American College of Healthcare Executives) Directory of Postgraduate Administrative Fellowships
- Provides students and early careerists with a list of available postgraduate administrative fellowships
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research The Allan Rosenfield, M.D., HIV/AIDS Public Policy Fellowship Program
- Paid fellowship up to 6 months in Washington, DC
Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship (affiliated with CDC, CSTE, ASTHO, and PHII)
- Created to meet the nation’s increasing and urgent need for applied public health informatics workforce capacity in state and local health departments
- Application opens in November, closes in March
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency required
APTR- CDC Preventive Medicine and Public Health Fellowship Program
- One Year Fellowship where fellows gain leadership experience in public health practice and policy, access to state-of-the-art technology and national databases, and train with leading experts in the field of preventive medicine and public health
ASPPH Fellowships
Brigham and Women’s Hospital Deland Fellowship in Health Care and Society
- One-year administrative experience which prepares professionals to be leaders of health care institutions
- Application deadline is typically in September or October and the fellowship is the following July – June
Catholic Relief Services’ International Development Fellows Program (IDFP)
- Professional proficiency in French, Spanish, Arabic, or Portuguese. French preferred
- One year international program
- Application available in October, Apply by December to start early September
- For those interested in a career in international relief and development, the fellowship is an opportunity to increase their overseas experience
CDC Career Training Fellowships
Department of Homeland Security, Secretary’s Honors Program (SHP)
- Various fellowships including Emergency Management Fellows
Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Fellowships
- One year programs for master’s level and two years for doctoral level
- Designed to prepare scientists for careers in public health laboratories
- Application deadline is typically in February and the fellowship begins the following August
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
- The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest U.S. exchange program offering opportunities for students and young professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and primary and secondary school teaching worldwide
- UM student Fulbright applicants must apply by the campus deadline
- University of Miami students should read the guidelines on the Prestigious Awards & Fellowships website
Fulbright-Fogarty Awards in Public Health
- See above: UM student Fulbright applicants must apply by the campus deadline
Leland International Hunger Fellows Program
- Two-year program that combines field and policy work, one of the issues relating to food security fellows focus on is maternal and child nutrition
- Apply to a specific placement position, Application deadline in early January, Fellowship is from September – August
Mayo Clinic Administrative Fellowship
- Post-graduate fellowship beginning in July and consisting of 6-8 rotations throughout Mayo Clinic, position is posted in August and applications are due mid-September
National Biosafety and Biocontainment Fellowship Program (NBBTP)
- Two-Year Fellowship Program in Bethesda, MD
- Partnership between the Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health
- Rare opportunity for individuals seeking work in high containment facilities to receive professional training in biosafety and biocontainment at one of the foremost biomedical research centers in the world
- Applications due in July, fellowship begins in January at NIH Bethesda campus
- U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or a national of the United States
NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Fellowship
- 13 months with National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in Hyattsville, MD, apply by early January
NIMH Interdisciplinary HIV Prevention Training Program
- Pre and postdoctoral fellows, affiliated with Yale University
ORAU (Oak Ridge Associated Universities) Graduate Student Research Opportunities
- As a consortium of major Ph.D.–granting academic institutions, ORAU cultivates collaborative partnerships that enhance the scientific research and education enterprise of our nation.
ORISE Fellowships with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The ORISE Research Participation Programs at the CDC accept applications from students, recent graduates, and faculty researchers year round.
PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program
- The PHI/CDC Global Health Fellowship Program is a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded program that offers recent global public health graduates from Council on Education in Public Health accredited schools and programs the exciting opportunity to participate in yearlong fellowships with guidance from leading global health experts from the CDC.
PMF (Presidential Management Fellows) Program
- The PMF Program is the flagship leadership development program with the United States federal government, and it is very competitive
- Application information is available beginning in the summer, and the application opens in the beginning of November and closes 3 weeks later
State Policy Fellowship Program
- Two-year program affiliated with State Fiscal Analysis Initiative (SFAI) where State Policy Fellows tackle domestic policy challenges in areas like health care, taxes, anti-poverty policy, education and public safety
Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellowship Program
- Two-year fellowship beginning in July 2014 and ending in July 2016
- Fellows receive competitive salary, health insurance, and excellent salary-related benefits
Schools of Public Health at other universities also list fellowships. Here are some pages to check:
Fellowships for Mid-Career and/or Experienced Professionals
APHA Public Health Fellowship
Australian-American Health Policy Fellowship
FDA Tobacco Regulatory Science Fellowship
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
- Provides teaching and/or research grants from 2-12 months to U.S. faculty and experienced professionals in a wide variety of academic and professional fields in over 125 countries
- See above: UM student Fulbright applicants must apply by the campus deadline
Fulbright-Fogarty Grants, Postdoctoral Research Grants in Public Health
- Provides teaching and/or research grants from 2-12 months to U.S. faculty and experienced professionals in a wide variety of academic and professional fields in over 125 countries
- See above: UM student Fulbright applicants must apply by the campus deadline
Ian Axford Fellowships in Public Policy
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
The Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism
