Student Programs

What to know

CDC's Office of Health Equity (OHE) supports internship and fellowship opportunities for qualified undergraduate and graduate students to gain meaningful experiences in public health settings.

Student wearing a hijab discussing her project at CDC Student Showcase.

Student Programs

CDC John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health Scholars Program - CDC's Office of Health Equity (OHE) supports the CDC John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health (Lewis) Scholars Program. This program introduces undergraduate and recently graduated students to topics in minority health and health equity and supports their career development.

Dr. James A. Ferguson Emerging Infectious Diseases Graduate Fellowship - The Ferguson Fellowship provides research and professional development opportunities for graduate students and post-graduates to gain meaningful public health research experiences, focused on infectious diseases and health disparities.

Williams-Hutchins Health Equity Award

The Williams-Hutchins Health Equity Award recognizes exceptional projects from the Lewis Scholars Program that advance health disparity science and minority health.

Learn more about this year's Williams-Hutchins Health Equity Award recipients and their student projects from each of the seven institutions.