General Overview and Program Information
The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Prevention Research Centers (PRC) program, supports fellowship positions for minority doctoral students. The selected fellows conduct research related to the efforts of, and within, CDC-funded Prevention Research Centers.
The overall intent of the program is to enhance the preparation of future public health professionals from ethnic and racial minorities by providing unique training opportunities in prevention research. The support offered through this program will expand minority representation in the public health prevention research workforce and provide fellows an opportunity to gain practical, first-hand experience in prevention research.
What does the ASPH/CDC/PRC Fellowship offer you?
Selected applicants have the opportunity to gain practical "hands on" experience through participation in projects under the direction of the PRC's leading experts in public health and prevention research. While participating in this program, fellows are exposed to state-of-the-art prevention research and provided with an opportunity to apply and translate knowledge to real world public health situations.
The fellowship is intended to further the dissertation work of the selected fellows while completing their doctoral degrees. Fellows will be based at the PRC where they propose to do their research. This is usually at the PRC that is located within their own school. Please view a full list of participating PRCs in the ASPH “Request for Applications” (RFA) that is available by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.
Who is eligible to apply?
Applications will be accepted from under-represented minority (African American or Black American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Asian or Pacific Islander) students currently enrolled in doctoral level, research-based (e.g. PhD, DrPH, EdD, ScD) training programs in a PRC-funded school of public health or school of medicine or osteopathy with an accredited Preventive Medicine Residency. Applicants must be granted admission to candidacy (completed coursework and passed qualifying exams) prior to the second year of the program. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold a visa permitting permanent residence in the U.S. (i.e., "green card") to be eligible for the fellowship program. Proposed projects must be related to PRC activities and endorsed by the PRC Director.
How do I apply to the program?
The 2009 deadline for applications was March 11, 2009. The next Request for Applications (RFA) is expected for release in January 2010.
