Eligibility
• All APHL member public health laboratories or environmental laboratories are eligible to apply.
• Laboratory directors must nominate a current full-time, permanent laboratory employee.
• Only one application per laboratory per year will be accepted.
The Environmental Health Traineeship is funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health.
For more information, see Environmental Health Traineeship.
The Environmental Public Health Laboratory Fellowship Program
The Environmental Public Health (EPH) Laboratory fellowship gives APHL member laboratories the opportunity to host a fellow for 1-2 years. It is designed to accomplish one of CDC's defined prevention strategy goals of "strengthening local, state, and federal public health infrastructures to support surveillance and implement prevention and control programs."
The EPH Laboratory Fellowship Program aims to attract and prepare laboratory scientists for careers in environmental public health. The fellowship program recruits and trains qualified candidates to support public health initiatives and provide opportunities for young scientists to gain experience in a public health laboratory.
How to Apply
• Limited fellowships are available each fiscal year.
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are reviewed by a selection committee.
• Host laboratories must submit an SOW for the proposed project for the fellow.
• Consider the prospect of employment upon completion of the fellowship.
• Designate a mentor for the fellow.
Eligibility
• All APHL member laboratories are eligible to apply.
• Only one application per laboratory per year will be accepted.
Click here for the application materials.