What is the Health Equity Student Internship Program?
The Health Equity Student Internship Program allows public health students to gain practical
experience working on projects to improve health equity at agencies providing public health or primary health care services. The program is funded through the Health Resources and
Services Administration’s (HRSA) New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC). A total of 27 internships will be funded annually across the states of CT, MA, ME, NH, RI and VT.
What is the financial award?
Students will receive a $3,500 stipend upon completion of their internship project and
submission of a final report or creation of a poster presentation. Student should work 200
hours or the number of work hours required by their school's internship program.
Who is eligible?
Priority is given to master’s or doctoral students in public health. Graduate students in other
health professions and 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students in public health may also
apply. Students must be a U.S. citizen, a non-citizen U.S. national, or a foreign national with a
visa permitting permanent residence in the U.S.
