Doctoral Degree
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| Topic | Description | Open To | Length/Salary | Application Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | *AACN-CDC FellowshipExternal 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 | 1 Year, paid | August to TBD |
| Bioinformatics | APHL-CDC Bioinformatics FellowshipExternal Fellows apply their skills to a range of important and emerging public health problems, while gaining experience in their fields (metagenomics, algorithm/software development, microbial genomics, or other research area). |
Master’s degree or doctoral degree in bioinformatics or a related discipline | 1 Year, paid | November to February |
| Statistics | ASA/NCHS Research Fellowship Program Cdc-pdf[PDF – 2 pages]External Fellows work to solve methodological problems and study analytic issues relevant to the National Center for Health Statistics programs, data and facilities. |
Doctoral degree | 1-2 Years, paid | November to January |
| Microbiology | ASM/CDC Program in Infectious Disease and Public Health MicrobiologyExternal Research and support development of new approaches, methodologies, and knowledge in infectious disease prevention and control. | Doctoral degree or completion of a primary residency within 3 years of start date | 2 Years, paid | The program will not be accepting applications for the 2017 program cycle. Please revisit this site for updates. |
| Leadership/ Management |
*ASPPH/CDC Public Health Fellowship ProgramExternal 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 ProgramExternal Rigorous on-the-job training in applied epidemiology and public health at a state or local health agency. | Master’s degree 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 |
| Applied Economics | CDC Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship Apply academic training in quantitative methods to the science of health protection, health promotion, and disease prevention; assess the impact of public health interventions and programs. | Doctoral degree (e.g., economics, decision sciences, industrial engineering or operations research) | 2 Years, paid | September to January |
| Health Education/ Communication |
*DHPE Health Equity Fellowship ProgramExternal 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-April to Mid-June |
| Laboratory | Laboratory Leadership Service Early career laboratory scientists are provided a strong foundation for future leadership and management positions in public health laboratories. | Doctoral degree (science majors); minimum of 2 years of post-graduate laboratory experience | 2 Years, paid | April to July |
| Policy | National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Academy Health Policy FellowshipExternal Health policy and health service research activities are conducted for the design of projects. Conduct new and innovative analyses including health policy activities related to the design of future NCHS surveys. | Doctoral | 13 Months, paid | NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Fellowship is not accepting applications until further notice. |
| Health Statistics Research | National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Postdoctoral Research Program Opportunity to monitor the multifaceted aspects of the health care environment. |
Doctoral (Ph.D) | 2 Years, paid | May to July |
| General Interest | *ORISE CDC Research OpportunitiesExternal Education experience to create expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health. |
Undergraduates;graduate; post-master’s; doctoral; postdoctoral |
Varies, paid | Varies |
| Global Health | Public Health Institute/CDC Global Public Health Fellowship ProgramExternal 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 |
Population Health Training in Place Program Designed to strengthen the population health competencies of the public health workforce in the areas of program management and evaluation, policy development and analysis, and community health |
Physicians and doctoral-level full time staff at CDC and other institutions | 1 Year | Mid-January to Late-February To apply, send an email to prevmed@cdc.gov |
| Research | Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in HIV Prevention for Communities of Color Mission is to recruit, mentor, and train investigators to conduct domestic HIV and AIDS prevention research in communities of color. Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to design, conduct, and evaluate scientifically sound, culturally appropriate, HIV and AIDS prevention research activities in communities of color. | Doctoral-level researchers, i.e., PhD, ScD, DrPH in behavioral sciences, social sciences, epidemiology, public health, or MD/MPH | 2 Years, paid | August to September |
| 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 | October |
| 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 ControlExternal Students are empowered to recognize practice-based projects and prevention of unintentional injuries from the perspective of health education or behavioral sciences. | Full-time masters and doctoral students | 1 Year, paid | April |
*Denotes fellowships offered in partnership with CDC
Page last reviewed: October 24, 2018