Interested in being a Fellow?

Applications for the 2024-2026 cohort are now Closed. Applications for the 2025-2017 cohort will open fall 2024.

See below for required information for the 2024-2026 cohort application. This will be updated for the 2025-2027 application cycle in fall 2024.

2024 - 2026 Application qualifications

Applicants should have:

  • A masters or doctoral degree in public health or an allied discipline prior to appointment

  • Relevant work experience in public health or related field and demonstrated interest in community-based public health practice

  • US citizenship or be a foreign national with US permanent resident status

Term of Appointment: Two years (July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2026)

Salary: $52,000 

  • Leave: 176 hours of vacation/year, 96 hours of sick leave/year, and 8 hours of pay for “observed” legal holidays outlined here (to note, fellows do not have Floating holiday time)

  • See 2023 Benefits Quick guide that highlights your benefits package (including health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, spending accounts, retirement plans, etc.) 

  • Professional Development: $1,800/year

about the Application

Timeline: Applications open mid-October 2023 and close January 3, 2024.

Applicants will be required to submit the following materials:

  • Resume or CV

  • Unofficial transcripts for all graduate program(s)*

  • Essay questions

    • Essay 1 (Statement of Interest): The Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellowship Program is a two-year service and training program designed for early career individuals in public health and allied sciences. Guided by the Core Activities of Learning and through a curriculum focused on health equity and collaborative leadership, fellows leave the program with a health equity lens applied to their practice as well as tangible skills in public health programming and management.

      Please describe the academic, professional, and volunteer experiences that qualify you for this service-learning Fellowship Program. Include in this statement a description of what you would like to accomplish over the two-year term of the program and how this relates to your overall career goals. Describe why you are interested in the Fellowship Program and comment on your interest in working as a public health professional in Wisconsin. Statement should not exceed 750 words.

    • Essay 2: Many inequities exist at the intersection between health outcomes and historical, societal, economic, or other systemic factors. Choose a broader issue or policy that impacts health outcomes where you believe change is needed to advance health equity. Discuss the role you hope to play as a public health leader in addressing this issue. Essay should not exceed 250 words.

  • Two letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation must be submitted by letter-writers themselves via a separate Qualtrics form. See the FAQs for more information on what the letter of recommendation should focus on.

If necessary, please email materials to: pophealthfellowship@wisc.edu

*If electronic transcripts are not available, please have them mailed directly to Emily Hyde, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, 622 WARF, 610 Walnut St., Madison, WI 53726.

The Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellowship is committed to building and maintaining diversity. People of color, LGBTQ-identified individuals, and individuals interested in working in rural communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit UW-Madison’s website on Diversity and Inclusion.

For further information, please contact:

Emily Hyde, MPH
Fellowship Program Manager
pophealthfellowship@wisc.edu

The Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellowship is an initiative of the UW Population Health Institute’s Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) Group. The Fellowship program is funded by the Wisconsin Partnership Program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.