Public Health Laboratory Fellowship Program: an APHL-CDC Initiative

Fellowships support a wide spectrum of public health laboratory program areas, such as: bioinformatics, biosafety and biosecurity, emergency preparedness and response, environmental health, infectious disease, informatics, food safety, newborn screening, and quality management. Each fellow will be trained in alignment with established public health laboratory core competencies and functions and will work on unique program-specific projects and other initiatives in host laboratories.

Fellows will be placed with a mentor at one of our member laboratories once they have been matched via the application process. For a comprehensive list of APHL Member Laboratories, please visit this map​. ​

Eligible Candidates: US citizen or permanent resident with a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degree from an accredited institution 

Applications: Accepted year-round 

Start and End Dates: Flexible 

Hours and Program Length: Approximately 40 hours a week, one to two years 

Applications are currently being accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. There is no deadline to apply. 

Application Requirements 

• Undergraduate and/or graduate transcripts
• 1-3 letters of recommendation
• Resume/CV
• Completed interest and experience survey
• Written narrative to application screening questions

Fellowship Benefits 

• Experienced mentor actively working in the public health field
• Hands-on skills in laboratory techniques
• APHL student membership
• Competitive stipend and benefits
• Relocation stipend available for fellows

Learn More or Apply Today - www.aphl.org/fellowships