How To Apply For Fellowship Hosting Lab

APHL-CDC Fellowship Programs Logo APHL and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) partner to offer a variety of laboratory fellowship programs to train and prepare scientists for careers in public health laboratories and support public health initiatives. As a recipient of American Rescue Plan funding, APHL is expanding its current fellowship program offerings and recruiting for two classes of fellows in 2022—with assignments beginning in January 2022 and Summer 2022—and adding a new Internship Initiative, which will begin assignments in Summer 2022.

Apply to Become or Host an APHL-CDC Fellow

Apply to Become an APHL-CDC Fellow (Summer 2022 Start Date) by February 28, 2022 (11:59pm ET)

Apply to Host an APHL-CDC Fellow (Summer 2022 Start Date) by February 28, 2022 (11:59pm ET)

Open Programs

Programs currently accepting fellow and host laboratory applications for Summer 2022 start dates include:

Bioinformatics Fellowship
Biorisk Management Fellowship
Environmental Health Laboratory Fellowship
Food Safety Laboratory Fellowship
Infectious Disease Laboratory Fellowship
Informatics Laboratory Fellowship
Quality Management Laboratory Fellowship
Ronald H. Laessig Newborn Screening Fellowship

Learn more about these and other APHL fellowship programs in the "About APHL-CDC Fellowship and Internship Programs" section below.

Application Timeline

For fellowships starting Summer 2022: Applications are dueFebruary 28, 2022 at 11:59pm ET

Host Laboratories

APHL member laboratories interested in hosting one or more fellows in 2022 should review our host lab instructions for more information and apply via the application link above.

Fellowship Application Criteria

About the APHL-CDC Fellowship and Internship Programs

Fellowship Programs

APHL's experiential fellowship programs offer a competency-based core curriculum, while allowing fellows to gain a depth of understanding about a particular focus area. Fellowship terms are one year, with a possible extension for a second year, depending on the fellowship and funding availability.

What are APHL laboratory fellowships? Watch a short video about the fellowship experience.

Which fellowship is right for you?Find out more about the programs, application requirements and deadlines.

Internship Initiative

A new, national internship program for eligible undergraduate students and recent graduates will begin in 2022.

Applications for prospective interns and host laboratories will be available in January 2022 for positions starting in June 2022.

Meet the Fellows

Testimonials

Watch the following videos from former fellows and/or current mentors to learn more about what it's like to participate in the program:

Anumita Bajpai, APHL-CDC Fellow 2020
Scott Riley, APHL-CDC Fellow 2020
Logan Fink, APHL-CDC Fellow 2017
Kelsey Florek, APHL-CDC Fellow 2017 & Fellowship Mentor
William Glover, APHL-CDC Fellow 2002 & Fellowship Mentor
Marie-Claire Rowlinson, Fellowship Mentor

Focus on Fellows

For more information about our current class of fellows and their specific projects, read Focus on Fellows, our annual collection of fellow biographies, project summaries and other fellowship highlights:

2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019

Fellows in Action

Read stories by and about our fellows and other young professionals on the APHL Blog to learn more about their fellowships and what gets them excited about working in a public health laboratory.

Fellows are also heavily featured on APHL's Instagram and Facebook, and you can learn more about the journeys of our Antimicrobial Resistance fellows by following #ARfellows on Instagram.