What is a Fellowship?

A fellowship can be awarded by an institution or organization for many reasons. They can be focused around research, teaching or training. Fellowships generally are designed to advance the applicant’s knowledge in a certain area or specialization. Fellowships can be obtained as many as five years after graduation from a master’s program and can be an alternative to a full time position. Because fellowships are sometimes based on merit, they can be a nice addition to your resume or curriculum vitae. Fellowships usually begin accepting applications as early as October with deadlines occurring through February and March.

Below is a partial list of fellowships; your employment search may generate a more comprehensive list particular to your area of interest. In addition, the Graduate School offers additional information about fellowships and funding.

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You can sort by fellowship name and academic eligibility.

Name of FellowshipAcademic Eligibility
Albert Schweitzer FellowshipGraduate
American College of Healthcare Executives FellowshipsPost-graduate
APHA Fellowship in GovernmentGraduate
Association of Public Health Laboratories FellowshipsGraduate
University of Texas Cancer Prevention Research Training ProgramUndergraduate, Graduate and Post-doctoral
Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty DiversityPost-doctoral
Cedars-Sinai Graduate Medical Education Fellowship ProgramGraduate
CDC Fellowship ProgramsUndergraduate and Graduate
Coro FellowshipPost-graduate
Harvard School of Public Health FellowshipsGraduate and Post-doctoral
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation FellowshipPost-undergraduate
Kaiser Media Fellowships in Health ReportingPost-graduate
Lupus Foundation of America: Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship ProgramUndergraduate and Graduate
National Cancer Institute FellowshipsUndergraduate, Graduate, and Post-doctoral
National Institutes of Environmental Health SciencesPre-doctoral and Post-doctoral
NIH Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training AwardPost-undergraduate
National Institutes of HealthUndergraduate, Graduate, Pre-doctoral, Post-doctoral
Pasteur Foundation FellowshipPost-doctoral
Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral ScholarsPost-doctoral
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New AmericansGraduate
National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Grants ProgramGraduate and Pre-doctoral
Duke Divinity School Theology, Medicine, and Culture FellowshipGraduate
UNC Gillings Public Health Communications FellowshipGraduate (First-Year MPH)

What is an Internship?

An internship is an experiential learning opportunity which provides a different experience as compared to a part time job or volunteer work. An internship or practicum is an educational experience with ongoing communication between the student, the student’s adviser and the employer’s preceptor. During the internship or practicum, the student should have the opportunity to link key academic knowledge to practical work experiences. In most situations, the student and the preceptor outline a set of agreed upon internship objectives, against which the student is evaluated at the end of the opportunity.

Below is a partial list of internship links; your own employment search may generate a more comprehensive list particular to your area of interest.

Select to see a list of internships.

You can sort by internship name and academic eligibility.

Name of FellowshipAcademic Eligibility
Albert Schweitzer FellowshipGraduate
American College of Healthcare Executives FellowshipsPost-graduate
APHA Fellowship in GovernmentGraduate
Association of Public Health Laboratories FellowshipsGraduate
University of Texas Cancer Prevention Research Training ProgramUndergraduate, Graduate and Post-doctoral
Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty DiversityPost-doctoral
Cedars-Sinai Graduate Medical Education Fellowship ProgramGraduate
CDC Fellowship ProgramsUndergraduate and Graduate
Coro FellowshipPost-graduate
Harvard School of Public Health FellowshipsGraduate and Post-doctoral
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation FellowshipPost-undergraduate
Kaiser Media Fellowships in Health ReportingPost-graduate
Lupus Foundation of America: Gina M. Finzi Memorial Student Summer Fellowship ProgramUndergraduate and Graduate
National Cancer Institute FellowshipsUndergraduate, Graduate, and Post-doctoral
National Institutes of Environmental Health SciencesPre-doctoral and Post-doctoral
NIH Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training AwardPost-undergraduate
National Institutes of HealthUndergraduate, Graduate, Pre-doctoral, Post-doctoral
Pasteur Foundation FellowshipPost-doctoral
Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral ScholarsPost-doctoral
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New AmericansGraduate
National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Grants ProgramGraduate and Pre-doctoral
Duke Divinity School Theology, Medicine, and Culture FellowshipGraduate
UNC Gillings Public Health Communications FellowshipGraduate (First-Year MPH)
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