Key points
- Applicants should read this page carefully to ensure they meet all eligibility requirements.
- Details are provided for the education, research, relocation, and citizenship requirements.
Eligibility
Education
Doctoral level candidates
All doctoral candidates must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, PharmD, DrPH) from an accredited academic institution in one of the following:
- Public health, medicine, healthcare/health services research.
- Computer science, data science, or medical/public health informatics.
- Statistics or epidemiology.
- Engineering.
- Operations research.
Master's level candidates
All master's level candidates must have a master's degree (MPH, MS, MSc) from an accredited academic institution as well as at least one year of documented experience in one of the following:
- Public health, medicine, healthcare/health services research.
- Computer science, data science, or medical/public health informatics.
- Statistics or epidemiology.
- Engineering.
- Operations research.
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
Accepted fellows must relocate to programs at CDC locations. Some assignments may also occur in other federal agencies, as well as state and local health departments.
Citizenship
Applicants must verify that they are not a citizen of a country designated as a state sponsor of terrorism per this US Department of State website: State Sponsors of Terrorism.
Non-U.S. citizens must be legal permanent residents or eligible for J1, TN, H-1B, or OPT-EAD (STEM Extension) visas before the program's start date. CDC's Human Resource Office/Immigration Office will consult with all non-US citizen candidates to identify the most appropriate work authorization needed to complete the fellowship program requirements.