Fellow Eligibility and Requirements

Eligibility

The following criteria determine if an applicant is eligible:

• Have U.S. citizenship or permanent resident with a green card valid for at least two years from the start of the Fellowship (mid-August).
• Have significant applied program evaluation experience and able to document three projects that demonstrate the depth and breadth of the evaluation experience.
• Have a doctoral or master's level degree from an accredited academic institution in a field relevant to CDC's work. Examples of degree concentration include public health, epidemiology, sociology, anthropology, biostatistics, and community psychology. Graduate or doctorate course work should have public health or behavioral science focus. For upcoming or recent graduates, the degree must be conferred by the end of the spring semester of the application year.

• Must have highest degree conferred by June 2025

• All fellows are required to live within a 50-Mile radius of CDC host sites. All current host sites are located in CDC campuses in Atlanta, GA.

To become a fellow, if accepted, the applicant must:

• Meet CDC/ATSDR requirements for general employment suitability (e.g., favorable background security check for U.S. Government employment).
• Commit full time to the Fellowship assignment for two years (the second year is determined by satisfactory performance and availability of funds).
• Relocate to the location of the CDC host program (most are in Atlanta, Georgia).
• Currently, Fellows are required to report in-person to their host site at least 2 days for each 2-week pay period.

Fellows' education and experience must meet the requirements of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) requirements for the health science (0601) or social science (0101) occupational series to be hired.