Policy-Related Fellowships and Internships

The Resource Center for Health Policy provides summary information on fellowships and internships as a benefit to students and professionals. Efforts are made to ensure the information is correct, but RCHP cannot be held liable for any inaccuracies. If you would like to suggest corrections or additional opportunities for listing on this page, please email rchpol@u.washington.edu.

Kaiser Family Foundation Searchable Database of Policy Fellowships

This database summarizes and links to fellowships and internships in health policy and related fields. The database includes fellowships located across the United States that are available to undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals.
http://www.kaiseredu.org/fellowships/default.aspx

David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship

The objective of the Fellowship is to provide a unique opportunity to learn about the political system through direct exposure to public and private sector roles in health policy development. The Fellowship embodies Mr. Winston's commitment to the public/private partnership necessary for a high quality, market oriented health care system.
http://www.winstonfellowship.org/
Eligibility: Students graduating in the academic year with a minimum of a masters degree in any discipline, field or profession
Time Commitment: 12 months starting in July
Location: Washington, D.C.
Compensation: $3,700 per month plus health insurance coverage

Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship

The Fellowships Program is the nation's most prestigious learning experience at the nexus of health science, policy and politics. Sponsored by the Institute of Medicine, the non-partisan Fellowship offers exclusive, hands-on policy experience with the most influential congressional and executive offices in the Nation's Capital.
http://healthpolicyfellows.org/home.php
Eligibility: Midcareer health professionals and behavioral and social scientists
Time Commitment: 12 months
Location: Washington, D.C.
Compensation: Up to $94,000 may be used for the residential stay (not to exceed the fellow's salary prior to entering the program)

NCHS/AcademyHealth Health Policy Fellowships

The CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and AcademyHealth fellowship program brings visiting scholars in health services research-related disciplines to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to conduct studies of interest to policymakers and the health services research community.
http://www.academyhealth.org/nchs/index.htm
Eligibility: Applicants may be at any stage in their career from doctoral students (who must be at the dissertation phase of their program) to senior investigators
Time Commitment: 13-24 months
Location: Hyattsville, MD
Compensation: Paid; salaries are commensurate with qualifications and experience

Australian-American Health Policy Fellowship Program

On behalf of the Australian Department of Health and Ageing, The Commonwealth Fund is pleased to announce the Australian-American Health Policy Fellowships Program (formerly Packer Policy Fellowship). This program offers a unique opportunity for outstanding, mid-career U.S. health policy researchers and practitioners to spend up to 10 months in Australia conducting original research and working with leading Australian health policy experts on issues relevant to both countries.
http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Fellowships/Australian-American-Health-Policy-Fellowships.aspx
Eligibility: Mid-career U.S. health policy researchers and practitioners
Time Commitment: 10 months
Location: Australia
Compensation: Up to $55,000 (AUD)

Ian Axford Fellowships in Public Policy

The Fellowships provide the opportunity for participants to gain firsthand knowledge of public policy in New Zealand, including economic, social and political reforms and management of the government sector.
http://www.fulbright.org.nz/awards/am-ian-axford.html
Eligibility: US citizens with at least five years of experience in their profession
Time Commitment: 7 months
Location: New Zealand
Compensation: NZ$1,500 per month if on paid leave with full salary; NZ$2,500 per month if on paid leave with partial salary; NZ$5,000 per month if unable to obtain paid leave

Fulbright Fellowships

"Fostering leadership, learning and empathy between cultures was and remains the purpose of the international scholarship program." - Senator J. William Fulbright
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html
Eligibility: Graduating seniors; recent bachelor's-degree graduates; master's and doctoral-degree candidates; M.D.s or medical students
Time Commitment: Academic year, 9-12 months
Location: One of 150 countries
Compensation: Paid; based on the cost of living in the host country

ASPH Public Health Policy Fellowship

The Fellow will be placed in either a congressional or committee office on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, where s/he will observe and participate in the legislative process as it pertains to Public Health. The Fellow will receive a variety of educational and professional development opportunities.
http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=751&JobProg_ID=13
Eligibility: Students must have received an MPH or Doctorate degree prior to the beginning of the fellowship. Early career professionals with MPH or Doctorate degrees (within 5 years of graduation) may also apply
Time Commitment: 12 months
Location: Washington, D.C.
Compensation: $40,500 stipend

Health Research Training Program - NYC Department of Health

The program provides students the opportunity to experience some of the "real life" challenges of public health. By working on current relevant public health issues under the close supervision of experienced professionals, students apply their classroom learning to practical problems and, in the process, learn critical skills.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/hrtp/hrtp.shtml
Eligibility: Currently enrolled as matriculated undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
Time Commitment: Full-time for 10-12 weeks during the summer
Location: New York City
Compensation: Financial stipends are available on a limited basis.

Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships - UW Jackson School

Academic-year FLAS fellowships are awarded for language and area studies relating to Canada, East Asia, the Middle East, Russia, East Europe and Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Europe.
http://jsis.washington.edu/advise/catalog/Flastxt8.html
Eligibility: Graduate and professional students who are US citizens or permanent residents
Time Commitment: Academic year (or intensive language study during summer term)
Location: Domestic or overseas academic program
Compensation: Up to $12,000 for tuition and most fees, plus a stipend of $15,000

Louis Stokes Fellows Urban Health Policy Program

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Louis Stokes Urban Health Policy Fellowship Program (LSUHPFP) was created in 2003 as an educational, leadership development program for minority health policy professionals. The LSUHPFP is designed around three components: public policy training, educational enrichment, and leadership development.
http://www.cbcfinc.org/
Eligibility: Applicants must possess the equivalent of a master's degree in a health-related field and a minimum of a 3.5 GPA.
Time Commitment: 12 months
Location: Washington, D.C.
Compensation: Stipend totaling $40,000

ASPH/CDC Allan Rosenfield Global Health Fellowship Program

The purpose of the fellowship program is to enhance training of graduates of the schools of public health with an interest in global health. The training will provide fellows an opportunity to gain practical, first-hand experience working on the front lines of global public health. Fellows will benefit from an opportunity to apply and translate academic knowledge to real world public health situations.
http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=751&JobProg_ID=16
Eligibility: Applicants must have received their Masters or Doctorate degree prior to the beginning of the fellowship or within the last five years
Time Commitment: 12 months
Location: Atlanta and various international posts
Compensation: $39,795

APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government

The fellowship is designed to provide a unique public policy learning experience, to demonstrate the value of science-government interaction, and to make practical contributions to enhancing public health science and practical knowledge in government.
http://www.apha.org/advocacy/fellowship/
Eligibility: All candidates must be APHA members, have five years of experience in a public health position and a graduate degree in a public health discipline.
Time Commitment: 12 months
Location: Washington, D.C.
Compensation: $65,000

Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program

The fellowship is designed to engage graduate science, engineering, medical, veterinary, business, public policy, and law students in the analytical process that informs the creation of national policy-making with a science/technology element. As a result, students develop basic skills essential to working in the world of science policy.
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/policyfellows/
Eligibility: Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and those who have completed graduate studies or postdoctoral research within the last 5 years are eligible to apply.
Time Commitment: 12 weeks, starting Winter/January or Fall/September
Location: Washington, D.C.
Compensation: $8,000

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Comparative Health Policy

The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University is pleased to announce a postdoctoral fellowship in Comparative Health Policy. The postdoctoral fellow will work closely with the center's program on Asia health policy while completing his or her own research.
http://aparc.stanford.edu/fellowships/postdoctoral_fellowship_in_comparative_health_policy/
Eligibility: Junior scholars (PhD conferred after 2006) from a variety of disciplines, such as sociology, political science, economics, anthropology, public policy, law, health services research and related fields
Time Commitment: At least three academic quarters
Location: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Compensation: $42,000 to $45,000

Global Partnerships Travel Grant

The travel grant funds graduate students to conduct research or service with a public health focus in a developing country. The project must be under the supervision of a UW faculty member who has current ties to the international site as well as an in-country site faculty or staff member with an established agency.
http://depts.washington.edu/deptgh/resource_center/global_part_tg.php
Eligibility: UW full-time matriculated graduate students who will not have finished their degree(s) before proposed travel.
Time Commitment: Up to 3 months
Location: A developing country of the student's choice
Compensation: $4,000

Huckabay Teaching Fellowship

These awards are intended to give graduate students an opportunity to work on a specific project focused on teaching and learning at the college and university level.
http://www.grad.washington.edu/pff/huckabayAnnounce.htm
Eligibility: UW graduate students
Time Commitment: One quarter
Location: Seattle, WA
Compensation: Equal to the amount paid to a Predoctoral Teaching Associate II (currently $1,718 per month), plus tuition (up to the level of resident tuition in a state-funded graduate program) and ASE health insurance

RAND Graduate Student Summer Associate Program

RAND's Graduate Student Summer Associate Program introduces outstanding graduate students to RAND, an institution that conducts research on a wide range of national security problems and domestic and international social policy issues. Students receive a stipend and are given the opportunity to conduct research that can be completed during the three months they are at RAND.
http://www.rand.org/about/edu_op/fellowships/gsap/
Eligibility: The program is designed for fulltime students who have completed at least two years of graduate work leading to a doctorate or professional degree (e.g., law or medical degree, professional engineer certificate). Most of RAND's professional hiring is at the PhD level, so we orient our summer program toward individuals who are generally within a year or two of completing their doctorates. However, sometimes there are projects that match with the skills of graduate students in other stages of their education who also have significant work experience.
Time Commitment: 12 weeks, full-time, summer
Location: Santa Monica, Arlington, or Pittsburgh
Compensation: $12,000

Micronutrient Specialist - Doctoral Level - CDC

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellowship program provides opportunities for postgraduates to participate in programs, projects and activities for hands-on participation in research and development and related technical activities.
http://depts.washington.edu/rchpol/docs/fellowships/CDC-Micronutrient-PhD.doc
Eligibility: Doctoral degree in human nutrition, public health, epidemiology or social science with background in nutrition and vitamin and mineral science. No more than 3 years after graduation. Minimum of two years of experience working in international nutrition programs or projects, preferably in the area of micronutrients.
Time Commitment: Not listed
Location: The position involves substantial international travel, at times for extended periods of up to 4 to 6 weeks.
Compensation: Monthly stipends will be commensurate with educational level and work experience following ORISE stipend guidelines.

Micronutrient Specialist - Masters Level - CDC

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellowship program provides opportunities for postgraduates to participate in programs, projects and activities for hands-on participation in research and development and related technical activities.
http://depts.washington.edu/rchpol/docs/fellowships/CDC-Micronutrient-MS.doc
Eligibility: Master's in human nutrition, public health or epidemiology with background in nutrition and vitamin and mineral science. No more than 3 years after graduation. Minimum of one year of experience working in international nutrition programs or projects, preferably in the area of micronutrients.
Time Commitment: Not listed
Location: The position involves substantial international travel, at times for extended periods of up to 4 to 6 weeks.
Compensation: Monthly stipends will be commensurate with educational level and work experience following ORISE stipend guidelines.

List of CDC websites with fellowship and employment information

This list of CDC job-related websites includes information about the Public Health Prevention Service 3-year training and service program, the 1-year Applied Epidemiology Fellowship, and the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a 2-year postgraduate training program, among others.
http://depts.washington.edu/rchpol/docs/fellowships/CDC-Websites.doc
Eligibility: Various levels of education, from high school to postgraduate
Time Commitment: Varies
Location: Varies
Compensation: Varies

Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness AmeriCorps/VISTA Position

We are looking for a smart, enthusiastic, capable, and dedicated person who wants to be part of our lively Coalition. This is a wonderful opportunity to develop skills in community organizing, public education, volunteer engagement, and communications, and be active in the real work of ending homelessness today, tonight, and tomorrow. This VISTA position will work within the Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness to increase public understanding of child and family homelessness, and engage volunteers in education, service, and action.
http://depts.washington.edu/rchpol/docs/fellowships/SKCCH07-20-09.pdf
Eligibility: Recent public health (undergraduate or graduate) graduate
Time Commitment: 40 hours/week, one year
Location: Seattle
Compensation: $949/mo living stipend

State Policy Fellowship - Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The position would entail working within a state policy organization, such as the Washington State Budget & Policy Center, or at the Center's state fiscal division in Washington D.C. Fellows will gain hands-on education and experience while working alongside experts in the field of state policy to analyze the impact of state budget and tax policy choices on low-income residents and promote positive reforms.
http://schmudget.blogspot.com/2009/09/state-policy-fellowship-program-seeks.html
Eligibility: Graduate degree completed within past year or expected by August 2010
Time Commitment: Two years
Location: Seattle or Washington, DC
Compensation: Competitive salary with health benefits