Applications are now open for the CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship, providing on-the-job training for qualified professionals. Fellows will apply expertise in computer science, data analytics, and data science to public health to address current and future public health needs.
The fellows are assigned to host sites within CDC, where they work on advanced projects to enhance information systems and data projects to improve national health. Fellows share their expertise while also growing their skills through classroom and experiential learning.
SUMMARY:
- Fellowship Sponsors: Centre for Disease Control (CDC)
- Fellowship Type: Professional fellowships
- Fellowship Duration: 18 months
- Number of Awards: Not specified
- Basic Qualifications: M.Sc.
- Nationality: All Nationalities
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Eligibility Criteria
To participate in the CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship, applicants must meet the following requirements:
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Education and Experience Requirements
Applicants must hold a qualifying degree from an accredited academic institution:
- Doctoral level applicants: PhD, MD, PharmD, DrPH, or an equivalent doctoral degree
- Master’s level applicants: MPH, MS, MSc, or an equivalent master’s degree.
The qualifying degree must be in one of the following fields:
- Public health, medicine, healthcare, or health services research
- Computer science, data science, or medical or public health informatics
- Statistics or epidemiology
- Engineering
- Operations research
Additionally, applicants must have at least 1 year of documented full-time work or volunteer experience in the same field as their qualifying degree.
Citizenship
Applicants must be in one of the following groups to be considered for the program.
- US citizens
- US Permanent Residents
- Non-United States citizens or US Permanent Residents eligible for one of the following visas/work authorizations:
- OPT STEM extension covering the entire two years of the fellowship (for current F1 visa-holders)
- TN visa authorized under the current United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) for eligible citizens of Canada and Mexico
- J1 cultural exchange visa (or J2 visa as spouse of J1-holder)
- H1B visa
- Other applicable visa that authorizes work in the US
Non-US citizen candidates who advance in the selection process will be contacted to discuss their visa and work authorization.
Research
- PHIFP applicants should document any research or evaluation experience that they completed during or after their academic training.
- Acceptable experience includes publications, thesis writing and defense, poster presentations, and/or a research or evaluation proposal.
Relocation
- Selected fellows must relocate to their assigned CDC site. Most assignments are in Atlanta, GA (85%) or Washington, DC (10%). Fellows are not eligible to work remotely. Relocation costs will not be paid.
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Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for the CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowships are to complete an online application and provide all the required documents and information by the application deadline.
Application Deadline: November 6th, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET
