Student Internships

We are not accepting student internship applications at this time. Please check back for future opportunities.

Program Overview

The HPDP internship program provides a limited number of students with practical experience working in multi-disciplinary prevention research. Interns may work on projects in areas such as women’s health; prevention of chronic diseases; healthy aging; healthy youth; obesity prevention and control; and sustainable food systems.

While interning at HPDP, students will be supervised by a HPDP faculty or staff member. Specific responsibilities will vary by project, yet all interns will have the opportunity to participate in applied research to test new ways to confront the most pressing health problems facing our society. Internships are unpaid.

Application Deadline and Internship Timeline

HPDP welcomes applications from undergraduate and graduate students. All applications will be reviewed by an internal committee but not all may be matched with an internship opportunity due to evolving project needs from year to year. Anyone interested in pursuing an internship should complete the online application by the appropriate deadline listed in the table below. Internships are available for the school year or in the summer.

Important Dates

Application

Internship Application

• Section I: Contact Information

• Name
  First Last
• Address
  Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Swaziland)EthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth GeorgiaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Minor Outlying IslandsUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe Country
• Phone
• Email

• Section II: Current Status

• Student?
  • Yes
  • No
• If yes, where?
• Type of Student
  • Undergraduate
  • Graduate Student
  • Medical Student
  • Other
• Expected graduation date
• If not a student, please describe your current status.
• While at UNC-CH or other academic institution, have you completed the CITI human subjects web-based training course?
  • Yes
  • No

• Section III: Availability

• When are you available to work at HPDP? (Mark all that apply)
  • Summer (May-Aug.)
  • Academic year (Sept.-April.)
• How many hours per week are you available?

• Section IV: Internship - If Applicable

• Are you applying to work at HPDP to fulfill an internship program requirement? (If no, skip this section and continue to section V.)
  • Yes
  • No
• What is the official name of the internship program?
• Who is the sponsor of the internship?
• What is the purpose of the internship as set by the sponsor?
• What does the sponsor require of the intern?
• What does the sponsor require of HPDP?
• Please provide any additional information about the internship program that may be helpful.

• Section V: Statement of Interest

• Please prepare a 1-2 page statement describing why you are interested in interning at HPDP and what you hope to gain from the experience. (Include relevant skills and past experience.)

• Section VI: Other requested information

• Please include a copy of your résumé with this application.
• Please upload one letter of recommendation from a professional contact.
  Accepted file types: pdf, doc.
• Please upload one letter of recommendation from a personal contact.
• How did you hear about the HPDP internship program?