Eligibility & Requirements

Key points

  • The CDC E-learning Institute (ELI) is a six-month fellowship program that can help public health professionals develop the skills to create e-learning products.
  • Applicants should be permanent US residents that meet other requirement criteria.

Eligibility

Public health professionals who develop training products at state, local, territorial, or tribal health departments across the United States are encouraged to apply. University and hospital teaching professionals who are involved in public health are also encouraged to apply. Successful applicants must demonstrate how their organization and the broader public health community will benefit from the ELI Fellowship applied training.

Review the sections below to determine eligibility. If the applicant meets the required criteria, they are eligible to apply. Note that applications that meet the recommended criteria may be preferred.

Required

  • Applicant must be a US citizen or permanent resident currently living in the US.
  • Applicant's organization must allow course to be posted on TRAIN (National, state level, or CDC TRAIN).
  • Applicant should teach public health topics or create public health training materials.
  • Applicant should want to learn effective techniques and best practices for online public health training.

Recommended

  • Applicant should consider themselves to be at a beginner to intermediate level of instructional design for public health.

A limited number of spaces (~20 seats) are available. Qualified and eligible candidates are encouraged to apply early.