Paid Wisconsin Population Health Fellowship
- Organization: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
- Type: Fellowship
- Location: United States
- Deadline: January 10, 2027
- Funding: Fully Funded
The University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute runs this two-year paid service and training programme for early career public health professionals with a graduate degree. Fellows are placed with local, tribal or state public health agencies, nonprofits or community organisations across Wisconsin, and follow a curriculum on systems thinking, collaborative leadership and public health practice. Since 2004 it has placed 123 fellows at more than 50 public health agencies. **What you get:** - A salary of $58,000 - 176 hours of vacation and 96 hours of sick leave a year, plus paid observed legal holidays - UW benefits, including health, dental, vision and life insurance, spending accounts and retirement plans, and UW paid parental leave - $1,800 a year in professional development funds for conferences, trainings and certifications - A preceptor at your placement site who supervises and mentors you - Leadership development and career coaching sessions across the two years **What you'll do:** - Work for two years at a public health placement in Wisconsin, matched to your career goals, interests and preferred setting, sometimes split across two sites - Meet monthly with your cohort as a learning community in different parts of Wisconsin, and plan and facilitate at least one meeting each year - Build and document public health practice skills through Core Activities of Learning, based on the Council on Linkages competencies - Lead quarterly progress review meetings with your preceptor, programme staff and faculty **Key dates:** - Applications opened 15 October 2026 - Information sessions on Zoom: 18 November 2026, 9:00 to 10:00 am Central Time, and 8 December 2026, 4:00 to 5:00 pm Central Time - Applications and recommendation letters close 10 January 2027 - Applications reviewed late January to early February 2027; applicants hear back in February - Interviews on Zoom, typically in February 2027 - Offers typically made and the cohort finalised around early March 2027 - Fellowship runs 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2029 **More information:** - The programme strongly encourages attending an information session; registration links are on the apply page - Share the separate recommendation form on the apply page with your two letter writers, who submit their letters directly - Questions go to pophealthfellowship@wisc.edu
