National Environmental Public Health Internship Program Application for Students

National Environmental Public Health Internship Program Application for Students

 
Sponsor:
National Environmental Health Association
 
Deadlines:
Mar 9, 2022
 
Purpose:
The National Environmental Public Health Internship Program is a 10-week internship designed to encourage environmental health students to consider careers at local, state, or tribal environmental health departments following graduation.

Students will be placed with a local, state, or tribal health department and paired with a mentor. The internship program has been revised and expanded in 2022 and includes a variety of professional and career development opportunities for participants.

The 2022 summer internship will be virtual.

Eligibility:
Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria.
  1. Attend a National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC) accredited undergraduate or graduate environmental health academic program
  2. Be a current sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student at the time the application is submitted and have completed at least one full year of academic training with a majority of courses in environmental health focus areas
  3. Be enrolled as a student during the summer or fall internship
  4. Have active health insurance and be capable of performing various environmental health tasks, some of which may be physically challenging.

 

Geographic coverage: Nationwide

Amount of funding:
Participants will receive a base stipend of $6,000 for undergraduates and $8,000 for graduates for a 10-week internship. The stipend is intended to cover lodging, food, and incidental expenses. An additional relocation stipend is available to cover the costs if the student relocates for the internship when in-person internships are being offered.

50 internship positions are available each year.

Application process:
Links to program guidelines and the online application portal for students are available on the program website.

Application information for sites interested in hosting environmental public health interns is available in the health department section of the program website.

Tagged as:
Environmental health · Health workforce education and training · Health workforce pipeline · Public health



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