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Opportunities
Student Intern Opportunities
AHA HBCU Scholars Program
Undergraduate
The program is intended to increase the number of Black students who can compete successfully for acceptance and matriculation into graduate programs leading to professional degrees in the biomedical and health sciences. Scholars learn about the impact of cardiovascular disease on their communities, participate in valuable cardiovascular-related research projects; and explore varied career opportunities.
Application Deadline: Stay tuned
Duke Global Policy (DGP) Program in Geneva
Graduate
The DGP Program offers students outstanding opportunities for career advancement and unparalleled access to the UN and other Geneva-based institutions. It is open to graduate and professional students from around the world. Program fellows do not have to be Duke students to participate in the program. Fellows come from diverse graduate programs. Note that while the program is intended for graduate and professional students, the program does accept a limited number of outstanding undergraduate students. Undergraduate students must be rising seniors at the time of participation, and should have exceptional experience interning and/or living abroad to be considered.
Application Opening for Summer 2023: September 2022
CDC Master’s Degree Students Interested in Public Health
Short-term Internships
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) offer a variety of hands-on, short-term internship programs for graduate students still in school. All programs offer a unique experience in one of many public health fields.
Application Deadline: Varies
CDC Undergraduate Public Health Scholars (CUPS) Program and the Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases RISE Fellowship (Ferguson Fellowship)
Undergraduate
The CUPS Program and Ferguson Fellowship create a public health workplace experience to increase student interest in minority health and health professions. Every year, the CUPS Program and Ferguson Fellowship enroll a diverse and talented group of students and provides them with an opportunity to turn knowledge into real world experience in a public health setting.
Application Deadline: Stay tuned
Fellowship/ Scholarship Opportunities
Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship
Faculty
This award recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who demonstrates leadership potential in addressing inequity in medical education and health care; demonstrated efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States; and is committed to a career in academic medicine. The recipient receives a $25,000 grant to support a project performed in the United States to support racial and ethnic minorities.
Application Deadline: April 1, 2022
Career Enhancement Fellowship
Faculty
The program seeks to increase the presence of minority junior faculty members and other faculty members committed to eradicating racial disparities in core fields in the arts and humanities. The Fellowship, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, supports the Mellon Foundation’s mission to strengthen, promote, and, where necessary, defend the contributions of the humanities and the arts to human flourishing and to the well-being of diverse and democratic societies.
Application Deadline: Stay Tuned
Higher Education Leadership Programs for Women
Staff
HERS supports the advancement of women – faculty, staff, and administrators – from the start of their career all the way through to their transition into retirement. Our programs are designed to serve faculty, staff, and administrators who identify as women and aspire to become bold leaders representing greater equity, inclusivity, and excellence in higher education.
Application Deadline: Varies
American Council on Education (ACE) Fellows Program
Staff
A customized learning experience that enables participants to immerse themselves in the study and practice of leadership. The ACE Fellows Program is the most effective, comprehensive leadership development program in American higher education today. More than 80 percent of ACE Fellows have gone on to serve as chief executive officers, chief academic officers, other cabinet-level positions, and deans.
Application Deadline for 2023-2024 Cohort: Stay tuned
Indian Health Service (IHS) Scholarship Program
Undergraduate Students
The IHS Scholarship supports American Indian and Alaska Native students pursuing health professions, including public health careers. Applicants must hold a minimum 2.0 GPA and intend to serve Indian people in their careers.
Application Deadline: February 28, 2022
NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program
Undergraduate Students
This program offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research.
The program offers:
- Scholarship support
- Paid research training at the NIH during the summer
- Paid employment and training at the NIH after graduation
Application Deadline: March 17, 2022
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Graduate Students
This program offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research.
The program offers:
- Scholarship support
- Paid research training at the NIH during the summer
- Paid employment and training at the NIH after graduation
Application Deadline for 2023: Opens Mid-April 2022
The David A. Winston Health Policy Scholarship
Graduate Students
Identifies and supports promising young individuals currently in master’s level degree programs who are committed to the field of health policy. Each year up to 20 $10,000 scholarships are awarded to qualified students on the basis of their academic achievement and recommendations from faculty and colleagues. Winston Scholars also join a one-day symposium on health policy in Washington, D.C. interacting with the Winston Board, former Winston Fellows, and health policy experts.
