A two-year paid fellowship at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is open for the 2027 class. The Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program trains professionals to use computer science, data analytics, data science, and informatics to solve public health problems.
Overview
PHIFP is a full-time, competency-based programme that places Fellows in assignments across CDC centres, institutes, and offices. Training is primarily experiential, with approximately 90 percent on-the-job work and 10 percent coursework in informatics, data science, and public health.
Selected Fellows begin their CDC assignments in August 2027. Most assignments are in Atlanta, Georgia, with some in Washington, D.C. Remote placements are not offered.
Benefits
- Paid Appointment: Fellows are full-time federal employees during the two-year programme.
- Salary Level: Master’s degree Fellows are appointed at the GS-11 step 3 level, while doctoral degree Fellows are appointed at GS-12 step 3.
- Employee Benefits: Fellows receive federal employee benefits, including paid annual and sick leave.
- Applied Training: Fellows work on public health information systems and informatics projects while developing technical and public health competencies.
Eligibility
- Degree: Applicants need a qualifying master’s or doctoral degree in an accepted field such as public health, medicine, computer science, data science, informatics, statistics, epidemiology, engineering, or operations research.
- Experience: At least one year of documented full-time work or volunteer experience in the same field as the qualifying degree is required.
- Research: Applicants should document relevant research or evaluation experience.
- Work Authorization: Applicants must meet the programme’s U.S. citizenship, permanent residence, or qualifying work-authorisation requirements.
- Relocation: Selected Fellows must relocate to their assigned CDC site. Relocation costs are not paid.
- Commitment: Applicants must be able to complete the two-year full-time Fellowship.
How to Apply
- Deadline: Applications close on November 6, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
- Prepare Materials: Gather your CV or resume, education and experience history, personal statement, technical self-assessment, transcripts, and other required information.
- Recommendations: The application requires three recommendation forms. CDC lists November 15, 2026 as the recommender deadline.
- Submit: Complete all sections of the official PHIFP online application and submit supporting documents by the application deadline.
