Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health

Public Health

MPH Fellowships

American Jewish World Service

http://www.ajws.org/what_we_do/service_and_travel_opportunities/world_partners_fellowship/ 

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is an international development organization motivated by Judaism's imperative to pursue justice. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the developing world regardless of race, religion or nationality. Through grants to grassroots organizations, volunteer service, advocacy and education, AJWS fosters civil society, sustainable development and human rights for all people, while promoting the values and responsibilities of global citizenship within the Jewish community. 

World Partners Fellowship -World Partners Fellowship is awarded to recent Jewish college graduates and young professionals seeking an intensive international volunteer service opportunity. For ten months, fellows live independently and volunteer at an NGO (non-governmental organization) in India or Central America. As part of this service-learning experience, fellows engage in personal reflection, educational seminars and skills-building workshops through an in-country orientation and retreats with a peer-learning community.

The program is an opportunity to learn about human rights in an international context, make valuable contributions to a grassroots organization and explore Jewish values that substantiate and motivate this work. Fellows return to their communities inspired by what they have seen and accomplished, prepared to advocate for community building and social change at home and abroad.

American Public Health Association Student Assembly

http://www.aphastudents.org/

APHA-SA is a student-led international organization within the American Public Health Association (APHA) representing students of public health and other related disciplines. We are dedicated to enhancing students' professional development by providing resources, fostering diversity and promoting opportunities.

According to APHA-SA's Strategic Plan, APHA-SA supports the development of the next generation of public health professionals by:

Facilitating networking among students and professionals

APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government

http://apha.org/advocacy/fellowship

The American Public Health Association (APHA) announces a call for applications for the APHA Public Health Fellowship in Government. This fellowship is sponsored by an unrestricted grant from Pfizer's Public Health Group.

APHA is looking for candidates with strong public health credentials who wish to spend one year in Washington, D.C. working in a CONGRESSIONAL office on legislative and policy issues such as health, the environment or other public health concerns. There is a critical need for public health PROFESSIONALS including practitioners and researchers to engage in the federal policy process. The fellow will have the opportunity to see first hand how public policy impacts public health and to offer their public health expertise to policymakers. This hands on EXPERIENCE will be invaluable to the field of public health, policymakers and the public health fellow.

Fellows will spend one year working in Washington, D.C. on legislative, regulatory and policy issues that would benefit from the input of a public health professional. The fellow will have the option of serving on the staff of a member of Congress or a congressional committee. By the end of the year the fellow will be able to present their work on a discrete legislative project in which they participated.

Amnesty International USA

http://www.amnestyusa.org/Volunteers/Internship_Opportunities/page.do?id=1011304&n1=2&n2=20&n3=1297

Description:

Amnesty International's vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.

In pursuit of this vision, AI's mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights.

AI is independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion. It does not support or oppose any government or political system, nor does it support or oppose the views of the victims whose rights it seeks to protect. It is concerned solely with the impartial protection of human rights.

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals

http://www.arhp.org/

ARHP is a multidisciplinary and multispecialty non-profit membership association comprising highly qualified and committed experts in reproductive health. Its members are professionals who provide reproductive health services and education, conduct reproductive health research, and influence health policy. The organization reaches this broad range of health care professionals both in the US and abroad with education and information about reproductive health science, practice, and policy.

The Gary Stewart Scholarship for Research in Public Health honors Gary Stewart, MD, MPH (1940-1999), a leading international public health educator who was instrumental in promoting the concept that basic health care and family planning are fundamental rights. Dr. Stewart was a mentor to many public health professionals-particularly students-strongly encouraging their professional growth and nurturing a passion for family planning and reproductive health. Dr. Stewart was a long-time member of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP) and a former member of its board of directors. Funded through ARHP's Fund for the Future of Reproductive Health, the Gary Stewart Scholarship supports educational research projects of graduate students in public health. An award of $2,500 is provided to a recipient each year at ARHP's annual meeting.  See this website to apply: http://www.arhp.org/uploadDocs/2009StewartScholarshipApplication.pdf#search=%22scholarship%22

Association of Schools of Public Health

http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=752

http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=751&JobProg_ID=11

Description:

This is a resource website which provides links to various foundations, agencies and other funding public health research.

The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) is the only national organization representing the deans, faculty and students of the accredited member schools of public health and other programs seeking accreditation as schools of public health.

ASPH is governed by its membership and a board of directors. A number of standing committees and councils also recommend program directions and policies to both the board of directors and the members in general. Established in 1953 to facilitate communication among the leadership of schools, ASPH has gradually assumed a variety of functions, including:

In addition to its ongoing responsibilities as liaison between the schools, government, other professional bodies and the public, ASPH maintains a data center. Its current projects include collecting and analyzing data on applicants, students, graduates and faculty of the schools; conducting cost studies on education and expenditures within the schools; and preparing reports on trends in public health education.

Association for Prevention Teaching and Research

http://aptrweb.org/prof_dev/fellowships.html

Description:

The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is the professional organization for the academic medical and public health community dedicated to prevention research and interprofessional education

APTR advances population-based and public health education, research and service by linking and supporting members from across the academic prevention community. By advancing interprofessional education and prevention research we aim to redefine how we educate the health professions workforce.

APTR develops curriculum, professional development programs, and tools for its membership of educators, researchers, residents and students. By connecting public, private and government funding opportunities with the academic prevention community we bring together individuals and institutions devoted to health promotion and disease prevention education and research.

Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program

http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/5001734/kff/jordan
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_Health.jhtml

Description:

PROGRAM
The Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program brings talented African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander college seniors and recent graduates to Washington, D.C., where they are placed in congressional offices and learn about health policy. Through the nine-week program (May 21-July 28, 2007), Scholars gain knowledge about federal legislative procedure and health policy issues, while further developing their critical thinking and leadership skills. In addition to gaining experience in a congressional office, Scholars participate in seminars and site visits to augment their knowledge of health care issues, and write and present a health policy research memo.

PURPOSE
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation established the Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program at Howard University to honor the legacy of former Foundation Trustee and Congresswoman Barbara Jordan and to expand the pool of students of color interested in the field of health policy. As a member of the United States Congress and the Texas State Legislature, Barbara Jordan's distinguished career was exemplified by her tireless advocacy of behalf of vulnerable populations. She brought this passion to her work, inspiring others to become involved in addressing challenging health policy issues.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

http://www.gmsp.org/

Description:

The Gates Millennium Scholars program, established in 1999, was initially funded by a 1 billion dollar grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The goal of GMS is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for outstanding minority students with significant financial need to reach their highest potential by:

Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program

http://www3.cancer.gov/prevention/pob/fellowship/index.html\

Description:

The NCI Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program provides postdoctoral training opportunities in cancer prevention and control. The purpose of the program is to train individuals from a multiplicity of health sciences disciplines in the field of cancer prevention and control.

Program Highlights

Learn more about the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program in our recent publications:

Evaluating Research Training Outcomes: Experience from the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program at the National Cancer Institute, Academic Medicine, 81(6):535-541, 2006.

Adapting Postdoctoral Training to Interdisciplinary Science in the 21st Century: The Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program at the National Cancer Institute, Academic Medicine, 80(3):261-265, 2005.

Reprints are available upon request from: Dr. Douglas Weed or Dr. Graça Dores, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Prevention, 6130 Executive Blvd, Executive Plaza North, Suite 321, Bethesda, MD 20892.

Cancer Prevention Training

http://cancerpreventiontraining.org/

Description:

The UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Prevention Research Training Program prepares health scientists and clinicians to assume leadership roles as research investigators in the field of cancer prevention and control. The program's multi-disciplinary emphasis expands the perspective of the trainees by moving from their base of strength in a particular specialty (e.g., medical oncology, molecular genetics, behavioral science) to equip them with basic knowledge in the other disciplines in cancer prevention and control research. Trainees learn the relevant principles, research methods, and analytic approaches used by these other disciplines. This multi-disciplinary training is accomplished through specific graduate courses, our seminar series, and by participation in ongoing peer-reviewed, mentored research. The objective is to immerse the trainee in the type of multi-disciplinary research environment typical of cancer prevention and control, with the endpoint objective of launching the trainee toward the scientific research role of principal investigator relatively early in his or her career.

Please click on "research opportunities" to view fellowship information.

Catherine B. Reynolds Scholarship/Fellowship in Social Entrepreneurship

http://www.nyu.edu/reynolds

Description:

The Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Program in Social Entrepreneurship is designed to attract, encourage and train a new generation of leaders in public service. Each year, the program will expose a highly selective group of graduate and undergraduate students from throughout New York University to the cross-disciplinary skills, experiences and networking opportunities needed to advance and support their efforts to realize sustainable and scalable pattern-breaking solutions to society's most intractable problems.

The program will also bring the field of social entrepreneurship to the greater NYU community. All interested NYU students can take advantage of many of the program's resources, including access to influential leaders in the field, exposure to cutting-edge research and scholarship on social entrepreneurship, access to new classes, and the opportunity to participate in skill building activities and trainings. NYU is truly a private university in the public service, and the Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation Program is an important university-wide element of that concept.

Center for Disease Control

http://www.cdc.gov/employment/pubhealth.htm 

Description:

CDC seeks to accomplish its mission by working with partners throughout the nation and the world to

Those functions are the backbone of CDC's mission. Each of CDC's component organizations undertakes these activities in conducting its specific programs. The steps needed to accomplish this mission are also based on scientific excellence, requiring well-trained public health practitioners and leaders dedicated to high standards of quality and ethical practice.

The Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program develops leaders skilled in the integration of public health information systems and development of data standards, policy and quality control measures to advance the practice of public health informatics.

CDC Foundation

http://www.cdcfoundation.org/

http://www.cdcfoundation.org/fellowships/cdcexperience/index.aspx

Description:

Since 1995, the CDC Foundation has made a direct and dramatic impact on public health by helping CDC do more, faster, to make the world healthier and safer. As an independent, non-profit organization established by Congress, we offer individuals and organizations a powerful way to participate in CDC's mission.

We unite a wide range of private sector partners with CDC scientists to achieve common goals. Sometimes, these partnerships begin with brilliant CDC scientists who have ideas, but lack the resources to test and implement them. At other times, individuals or organizations that share a passion for CDC's mission recognize that they can better accomplish their own public health goals by working through the CDC Foundation to engage and empower CDC scientists.

Funded by a grant from Pfizer Inc, The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship at CDC provides medical students with an applied hands-on training experience in epidemiology and public health. Eight competitively selected medical students from around the country who are completing their second or third year of medical school will spend up to one full year at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. While at CDC, with the guidance of experienced CDC epidemiologists, they carry out epidemiologic analyses in areas such as birth defects, injury, chronic disease, infectious disease, environmental health, reproductive health and minority health. 

Clinton Foundation

http://www.clintonfoundation.org/index.htm

Description:

Upon leaving office, President Clinton established the William J. Clinton Foundation with the dual missions of constructing and endowing the Clinton Presidential Center and Park in Little Rock, Arkansas and continuing the work of his presidency to strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to meet the challenges of global interdependence. The Clinton Foundation advances its mission by using President Clinton's public and private networks to initiate research, dialogue, and action, and is currently focusing its work in four critical areas:

The Commonwealth Fund

http://www.cmwf.org/fellowships/fellowships.htm

Description:

The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that aims to promote a high performing health care system that achieves better access, improved quality, and greater efficiency, particularly for society's most vulnerable, including low-income people, the uninsured, minority Americans, young children, and elderly adults.

The Fund carries out this mandate by supporting independent research on health care issues and making grants to improve health care practice and policy. An international program in health policy is designed to stimulate innovative policies and practices in the United States and other industrialized countries.

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation

http://cbcfinc.org/Public%20Health/stokes.html

Description:

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's (CBCF) Louis Stokes Urban Health Policy Fellowship Program (LSUHPFP) was created in 2003 as an educational, leadership development program for minority health policy professionals. The primary aims of the LSUHPFP are to: 1) increase the pool of qualified ethnic health policy professionals by targeting the next generation of leaders, 2) facilitate the collaboration of health organizations and governmental agencies to develop health policy and legislation designed to eliminate health disparities, and 3) inform the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and United States House of Representatives Health Agenda about issues related to and ways to address health disparities. The CBCF, in consultation with the CBC Health Braintrust, administers the LSUHPFP.

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Internship Programs
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Internship programs bring the policy making process to life. The nation's capital serves as the backdrop for our internship programs that offer personal, educational, and leadership development. Students leave our programs better prepared to meet the complex challenges facing current and future generations.


CBCF Summer Congressional Internship Program
The Summer Internship Program offers college undergraduates from across the nation the opportunity to learn about the legislative process, leadership and team development. CBCF provides interns housing and a stipend to cover related expenses. The program runs from late May until earlyAugust,one of the busiest legislative cycles in Congress.


Wal-Mart Emerging Leaders Internship Program
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce a new college internship program called the CBCF Wal-Mart Emerging Leaders Internship Program. This new program is designed to give minority students internship opportunities within the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the Federal government. Students who participate in this program will receive housing, a stipend, and a small travel allotment.


CBCF Eleanor Holmes Norton Capitol High School Leaders Program
The CBCF Eleanor Holmes Norton Capitol High School Leaders Program brings what students learn in school to life. Capitol Hill serves as an extension of the classroom while students experience the inner-workings of Congress and participate in our interactive educational curriculum. Students will also learn about applying to college, financial planning and professional development. CBCF provides interns with a stipend to cover program related expenses. Applicants must reside in or attend school in the District of Columbia.

Cross-Cultural Solutions

http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org

Description:

Since 1995, more than 10,000 volunteers have traveled to countries around the world as part of a Cross-Cultural Solutions program. Behind our commitment to international volunteer work is a philosophy that provides the focus for our organization. This philosophy consists of a vision, a mission by which we can achieve that vision, and a set of core values that define how we approach everything we do:

Our Vision is of a world where people value cultures different from their own, are aware of global issues, and are empowered to effect positive change.

Our Mission is to operate volunteer programs around the world in partnership with sustainable community initiatives, bringing people together to work side-by-side while sharing perspectives and fostering cultural understanding. We are an international not-for-profit organization with no political or religious affiliations.

Our Values are:

Doctors Without Borders

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Description:

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.

Each year, MSF doctors, nurses, logisticians, water-and-sanitation experts, administrators, and other medical and non-medical professionals depart on more than 4,700 aid assignments. They work alongside more than 25,800 locally hired staff to provide medical care.

In emergencies and their aftermath, MSF provides essential health care, rehabilitates and runs hospitals and clinics, performs surgery, battles epidemics, carries out vaccination campaigns, operates feeding centers for malnourished children, and offers mental health care. When needed, MSF also constructs wells and dispenses clean drinking water, and provides shelter materials like blankets and plastic sheeting.

Through longer-term programs, MSF treats patients with infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, sleeping sickness, and HIV/AIDS, and provides medical and psychological care to marginalized groups such as street children.

MSF was founded in 1971 as the first nongovernmental organization to both provide emergency medical assistance and bear witness publicly to the plight of the people it assists. A private nonprofit association, MSF is an international network with sections in 19 countries.

MSF is often one of the first humanitarian organizations to arrive at the scene of an emergency. Its large-scale logistical capacity ensures that MSF emergency teams hit the ground with the specialized medical kits and equipment they need to start saving lives immediately.

Custom-designed by MSF for specific field situations, geographic conditions, and climates, a kit may contain a complete operating room, for example, or all of the supplies needed to treat hundreds of cholera patients. MSF kits and medical protocols have been replicated by relief organizations worldwide.

MSF has proven expertise in the field of epidemiology and is often called on to monitor, diagnose, and control outbreaks of diseases, such as cholera, meningitis, and measles.

Emory University

(lists lots of organizations which offer grants and fellowships)

http://www.sph.emory.edu/PHIL/PHILgrants.php

Description:

Resource website which provides links to various foundations, agencies and other funding public health research.

Families USA

http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10005735/familiesusa

Description:

Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. Working at the national, state, and community levels, we have earned a national reputation as an effective voice for health care consumers for over 20 years. We:

The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice is designed to foster the advancement of social justice through participation in health care advocacy work that focuses on the unique challenges facing many communities of color.

Through this fellowship, Families USA hopes to expand the pool of talented social justice advocates from underrepresented economic, racial and ethnic minority groups, including Black/African American, Latino, American Indian, and Asian and Pacific Islander communities. The goals of the Wellstone fellowship program are three-fold:

  1. To address disparities in access to health care;
  2. To inspire Wellstone Fellows to continue to work for social justice throughout their lives; and
  3. To increase the number and racial and ethnic diversity of up-and-coming social justice advocates and leaders.

Families USA will select one talented and motivated candidate to fill this 12-month fellowship.

Fellowship on Women & Public Policy

www.cwig.albany.edu

Description:

The fellowship program is an intensive leadership development program designed to promote equity and excellence in public service and encourage government to be more responsive to the needs of women, children, families, and communities in New York State. By offering policy-related placements in New York State agencies, the Legislature and statewide nonprofit advocacy organizations, the fellowship encourages graduate students to pursue careers in public policy while increasing the capacity of New York State Government. The program is administered by the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, a part of the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York.

The fellowship offers a $9,000 stipend and tuition assistance for academic coursework. The program takes place in the spring semester during which fellows are full-time graduate students at Rockefeller College with policy-related field placements (in Albany) for thirty hours a week from January thru June. The first round of applications are due by July 16 (we will continue to accept and consider applications through the fall as placements become available).

Ford Foundation

http://www.fordfound.org/

Description:

The Ford Foundation is a resource for innovative people and institutions worldwide. Our goals are to:

This has been our purpose for more than half a century.

Created with gifts and bequests by Edsel and Henry Ford, the Foundation is an independent organization, with its own board, and is entirely separate from the Ford Motor Company.

A fundamental challenge facing every society is to create political, economic and social systems that promote peace, human welfare and the sustainability of the environment on which life depends. We believe that the best way to meet this challenge is to encourage initiatives by those living and working closest to where problems are located; to promote collaboration among the nonprofit, government and business sectors; and to ensure participation by men and women from diverse communities and at all levels of society. In our experience, such activities help build common understanding, enhance excellence, enable people to improve their lives and reinforce their commitment to society.

The Ford Foundation is one source of support for these activities. We work mainly by making grants or loans that build knowledge and strengthen organizations and networks. Since our financial resources are modest in comparison with societal needs, we focus on a limited number of problem areas and program strategies within our broad goals.

Since its inception it has been an independent, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization. The trustees of the foundation set policy and delegate authority to the president and senior staff for the foundation's grant making and operations. Program officers in the United States, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Russia explore opportunities to pursue the foundation's goals, formulate strategies and recommend proposals for funding.

Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/fordfellowships/index.html

Description:

The Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships seek to increase the diversity of the nation's college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, to maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and to increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.

To facilitate this goal the Fellowship grants awards at the Predoctoral, Dissertation and, Postdoctoral levels to students whom demonstrate excellence, a commitment to diversity and, a desire to enter the professoriate.

Fulbright Scholarships

http://www.fulbrightonline.org/us/

Description:

THE FULBRIGHT PROGRAM:

Global Action on Aging

http://www.globalaging.org/interns/internships.htm

Description:

Global Action on Aging (GAA), based in New York at the United Nations, reports on older people's needs and potential within the global economy. It advocates by, with and for older persons worldwide. Interns are responsible to develop and update one or more of our web based programs. Currently our programs consist of Elder Rights, Health, Pension Watch, Rural Aging, Older Persons Caught in Armed Conflict and Aging Watch at the UN.

Global Health Fellows Program

https://www.ghfp.net/

Description:

The Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) is a five year cooperative agreement implemented and managed by the Public Health Institute (PHI) in partnership with the Harvard School of Public Health, Management Systems International and Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. GHFP is supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

GHFP's goal is to improve the effectiveness of USAID Population, Health and Nutrition programs by developing and increasing capacity of health professionals in Washington, DC and overseas. This is accomplished through the recruitment, placement and support of junior, mid and senior level health professionals; a diversity initiative focused on providing internship and mentoring opportunities in international public health to underrepresented communities; and professional and organizational development activities to bolster USAID's ability to maximize results and strengthen its leadership role in global health.

Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

http://hhi.harvard.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27 (contact Hilarie Cranmer, MD, MPH for more information at hcranmer@partners.org)

Description:

The mission of the Initiative is to relieve human suffering in war and disaster by advancing the science and practice of humanitarian response worldwide.

Health Disparities Research Training Program

http://www.med.nyu.edu/csaah/training/

http://www.idealist.org/career/fellowship.html

Description:

The Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for outstanding mid-career health professionals to gain an understanding of the health policy process, to contribute to the formulation of new policies and programs, and to develop in their careers as leaders in academic health centers and in health policy.

On this website you will find descriptions and contact information for a variety of nonprofit and public policy fellowships. Although most of these are within the United States there are a select few that are available outside of the country.

International Foundation for Education & Self-Help

http://www.ifesh.org

Description:

IFESH focuses on establishing and maintaining programs and activities in the areas of education and health, business and economic development, and democracy and governance that will help sub-Saharan African nations to reduce poverty and unemployment and build civil societies.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)

Http://www.icpsr.umich.edu

Description:

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research is an organization of member institutions working together to acquire and preserve social science data, provide open and equitable access to this data and promote effective data use. ICPSR encourages and facilitates research and instruction in the social sciences and related areas by acquiring, developing, archiving, and disseminating data and documentation relevant to a wide spectrum of disciplines, and by conducting related instructional programs.

Institute of Medicine

http://www.iom.edu/project.asp?id=5084

Description:

The Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowships Program provides an opportunity for outstanding mid-career health professionals to gain an understanding of the health policy process, to contribute to the formulation of new policies and programs, and to develop in their careers as leaders in academic health centers and in health policy.

International Health Care Opportunities Clearinghouse

http://library.umassmed.edu/ihoc/

Description:

The International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse (IHOC) web site is designed for health-care professionals and students who are interested in volunteer work with underserved communities at home or abroad. The IHOC website was begun in 1996 by a small group of faculty members and students from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.

The Lance Armstrong Foundation

http://www.laf.org/About/fellowships.cfm

Description:

The Lance Armstrong Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 1997 by cancer survivor and champion cyclist, Lance Armstrong, the LAF inspires and empowers people with cancer. The Lance Armstrong Foundation believes that in the battle with cancer, unity is strength, knowledge is power and attitude is everything.

Lance Armstrong Foundation Internship Application can be found online.

List of Scholarships

(lists various types of scholarships, some of which are PH)

http://scholarships.fatomei.com/public_health.html

Description:

This website provides various internships within the public health genre.

MADRE

http://madre.org/

Description:

MADRE is driven by a commitment to solutions. We use human rights to advance social, environmental, and economic justice, understanding that human rights are not a hierarchy, but an indivisible set of standards for all people to enjoy. MADRE's focus is on delivering results - meeting immediate, local needs and creating sustainable, long-term alternatives.

Over the past 24 years, MADRE has built a network of community-based women's organizations worldwide. This network encompasses thousands of women and families - in Sudan, Iraq, Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti, Guatemala, Kenya, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Palestine and elsewhere - who are on the frontlines of our global crisis. Yet, as part of the MADRE network, they know that change is not only possible - it is already happening.

Through our programs in peace building, women's health/freedom from violence, and economic and environmental justice, MADRE researches and develops innovative social and political strategies that:

Since we began in 1983, MADRE has delivered over 22 million dollars worth of support to community-based women's organizations in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Balkans, and the United States.

National Cancer Institute

http://surveillance.cancer.gov/jobs/crta_ipa.html

Description:

Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA)

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the largest institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), is pleased to invite applications from qualified candidates for a Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) fellowship.

This fellowship provides an outstanding opportunity for an individual with strong interest in tobacco control, behavioral research, public health, health education, and cancer control to gain experience working in the communications field within a program at the NCI. The CRTA appointment is a one-year full-time fellowship award with the Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB), within the Behavioral Research Program (BRP), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS) of the NCI (http://www.tobaccocontrol.cancer.gov) at its Rockville, MD office.

The CRTA fellowship provides an exciting and unique opportunity to work with leaders in the field of tobacco control, behavioral science, and cancer control. The fellow will work at the NCI, the leader in providing direction and funding for national cancer research. The fellow will interact with a large number of scientists and public health professionals representing a variety of disciplines which include media, clinical medicine, public health, psychology, epidemiology, anthropology, chemistry, and social work.

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

http://www.academyhealth.org/nchs/

Description:

As the nation's principal health statistics agency, NCHS designs and maintains data systems that are used to profile the health of Americans and analyze changes over time, monitor and analyze health care delivery, examine relationships between risk factors and health outcomes and provide information for prevention, evaluation, planning, and policy.

National Health and Medical Research Council

http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/fellow.htm#research

Description:

NHMRC is Australia's peak body for supporting health and medical research; for developing health advice for the Australian community, health professionals and governments; and for providing advice on ethical behavior in health care and in the conduct of health and medical research.

National Institute of Health Academy

http://www.training.nih.gov/student/Pre-IRTA/irtamanualpostbacAcademy.asp

Description:

The mission of the Academy is to enhance research dedicated to the elimination of domestic health disparities through the development of a diverse cadre of biomedical researchers. Health disparities are differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of disease and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States.

Office on Women's Health

(currently being revised and updated)

http://www.4woman.gov/owh/resfel/index.htm

Description:

The Office on Women's Health (OWH) was established in 1991 within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. OWH coordinates the efforts of all the HHS agencies and offices involved in women's health. OWH works to improve the health and well-being of women and girls in the United States through its innovative programs, by educating health professionals, and motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of health information.

Pan-American Health Organization

http://www.paho.org/English/DPM/SHD/HR/fellowships.htm

Description:

The Pan American Sanitary Bureau (PASB), the oldest international health agency in the world, is the Secretariat of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The Bureau is committed to providing technical support and leadership to PAHO Member States as they pursue their goal of Health for All and the values therein.

A PAHO/WHO Fellowship is a specially tailored training activity for an individual or a group with the purpose of fulfilling specific learning objectives. It may be of short or long duration, and takes place in a training institution or in the field inside or outside of the Fellow's country. It is awarded in response to nationally approved health or health-related priorities in the context of Health for All and is consistent with national human resources policies and plans.

The Fellowship program is largely decentralized. Each of the six regional WHO offices share responsibility for management and administration of the Fellowship program within its region and in direct consultation with the "sending" or "receiving" country.

Following is a list of the six WHO Regional Offices:

 Population Reference Bureau

http://www.prb.org/Home/EventsTraining/InternationalTraining/IPFellowships.aspx 

Description:

The Population Reference Bureau informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations.

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB), through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), sponsors fellowships for one or two years. PRB recruits in the spring to fill positions starting in the summer. Currently, PRB is supporting one Fellow who works at USAID for the Office of Population and Reproductive Health within the Global Health Bureau. This position is contingent upon availability of funding.

The Fellowship is sponsored and managed by PRB and funded by BRIDGE (BRinging Information to Decisionmakers for Global Effectiveness), a cooperative agreement between PRB and USAID. USAID's Office of Population and Reproductive Health works to improve the environment for and delivery of family planning and reproductive health care in developing countries.

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is accepting applications for its International Programs Fellowship at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The Fellowship is a full-time position for two years and will begin in Summer 2009.

Society for the Study of Social Problems

http://www.sssp1.org

Description:

This society is a non-profit corporation to promote and protect sociological research and teaching on significant problems of social life and, particularly, to encourage the work of young sociologists; to stimulate the application of scientific method and theory to the study of vital social problems; to encourage problem-centered social research; to foster cooperative relations among persons and organizations engaged in the application of scientific sociological findings to the formulation of social policies; to foster higher quality of life, social welfare, and positive social relations in society and the global community and to undertake any activity related thereto or necessary or desirable for the accomplishment of the foregoing purposes.

SOPHE

http://www.sophe.org/

Description:

This organization is a public health organization that offers low student memberships and a mid-year and annual conference. They accept student abstracts for poster/oral presentation.

The mission of the Society for Public Health Education is to provide leadership to the profession of public health education and to contribute to the health of all people and the elimination of disparities through advances in health education theory and research, excellence in professional preparation and practice, and advocacy for public policies conducive to health.

The organization also offers the SOPHE/CDC Student Fellowship in Injury Prevention.

UNAIDS

http://www.unaids.org

Description:

UNAIDS grants internships to selected post-secondary students to allow them to participate in the work of UNAIDS and to enable them to deepen their knowledge and understanding of UNAIDS' goals, policies and activities.

Following is a list of stipulations pertaining to UNAIDS grants:

• UNAIDS only proposes internship opportunities at the Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland.
• The duration of an internship is limited to a minimum of six weeks and a maximum of three months. Interns are expected to devote themselves full-time to the work assigned to them. The minimum requirements are stipulated in the vacancy announcement found below.
• No remuneration of any kind is offered and the intern must meet all expenses for travel and subsistence and have adequate health insurance. UNAIDS provides accident insurance coverage only.
• All requests for internships are dealt with by Human Resources Management, which negotiates with appropriate units to find a suitable placement. These units choose a candidate for an internship according to their needs and thus are responsible for the development of a relevant internship program.
• Applications for an internship can be sent at any time but must be received at least three months before the beginning of the internship. The recruitment of candidates is effected only through an online application. Due to the volume of applications received only selected candidates for an internship will be contacted.

USEPA (Untied States Environmental Protection Agency)

http://es.epa.gov/ncer/fellow/

National Center for Environmental Research - NCER's mission is to support high-quality research by the nation's leading scientists and engineers that will improve EPA's scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues. NCER supports leading edge extramural research in exposure, effects, risk assessment, and risk management through competitions for STAR grants, fellowships, and research contracts under the Small Business Innovative Research Program.

There are two fellowship opportunities available through this program including with descriptions on the website above:

UNIFEM

http://www.womenwarpeace.org/unifem.htm 

UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programs and strategies to foster women's empowerment and gender equality. 

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

www.publichealthleaders.org  

To help people help themselves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations.

Programming activities center around the common vision of a world in which each person has a sense of worth; accepts responsibility for self, family, community, and societal well-being; and has the capacity to be productive, and to help create nurturing families, responsive institutions, and healthy communities.

Core Value Statements
• We believe all people have the inherent capacity to effect change in their lives, in their organizations, and in their communities. We respect individuals and value their collective interests, strengths, and cultures.
• We believe stewardship requires fidelity to the spirit and to the intent of the founder, and the wise use of resources. We believe in being responsible, prudent, selfless, and exercising good judgment.
• We believe innovation of thought and action leads to enduring and positive change in both formal and informal systems.
• We value integrity of purpose and action, and believe it is essential to all of our affairs.

William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students

http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/

The Nonprofit Sector and Philanthropy Program (NSPP) of the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC, offers the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship three times annually. The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students of color. The Hearst Fellow serves as an intern with NSPP. Through this fellowship, NSPP seeks to introduce a diverse group of students to issues relating to philanthropy, volunteerism, and nonprofit organizations. Recipients may arrange with their colleges or universities to receive academic credit for this experience.

A fellowship grant of between $2,500 and $5,000 will be awarded, depending on the recipient's educational level, financial need, and time commitment.

Women, Peace and Security

http://www.womenwarpeace.org/index.htm  

WomenWarPeace.org is intended to address the lack of consolidated data on the impact of armed conflict on women and girls as noted by Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). By no means exhaustive, this portal is meant to serve as a centralized repository of information from a wide variety of sources, with links to reports and data from the UN system to information and analysis from experts, academics, NGOs and media sources. Views expressed in external sources may not necessarily reflect those of UNIFEM or other UN departments, agencies, programmes or funds. 

Women's Commission for Refugee Women & Children

http://www.womenscommission.org 

The Women's Commission's mission is to improve the lives and defend the rights of refugee* women, youth and children.  The Women's Commission seeks to achieve its mission by:

• assessing and monitoring the situation of refugee women, youth and children through research, field visits and consultation;
• identifying, defining and documenting key issues that are neglected as well as new, emerging issues and needs;
• identifying, developing and promoting policies and practices that will lead to systemic change, and advocating with policy makers, donors and organizations that work with refugees for their implementation.
The Women's Commission works in consultation with refugee women, youth and children. Through our advocacy, we ensure that their voices are heard in the halls of power and taken into account in the decision-making process.
Our work contributes to long-term solutions, thereby lessening the likelihood of continuing cycles of conflict and displacement.
* The term refugee here includes refugees, internally displaced persons, returnees and asylum seekers. 

World Health Organization

http://www.who.int/ethics/fellows/en/ 

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends. In the 21st century, health is a shared responsibility, involving equitable access to essential care and collective defence against transnational threats.