The HEI Summer Fellowship Program aims to encourage rising juniors and seniors to explore research opportunities in the environmental health sciences. The program supports highly qualified undergraduate students who would not otherwise have a similar opportunity. Each summer, fellows are matched with a research mentor to pursue a tailored environmental health project. Environmental health fields are defined broadly and include environmental exposure assessment, epidemiology, and public health among other areas.
The program provides financial support for a 10-week summer fellowship during the months of June through August. Start and end dates will be flexible based on academic calendars, with office hours occurring between June 1 and August 21. The program is run in collaboration with the International Society of Exposure Science and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. The fellowship is open to mentors and students based in the United States. A joint HEI/ISEE/ISES committee selects prospective fellows and matches them with mentors at research institutions or organizations.
Summary of Program…
- Environmental health research opportunity
- Provides unique experiences for highly qualified undergraduate college students at U.S. institutions who will be juniors or seniors the fall after the fellowship
- Full-time, in-person, paid summer fellowship
- Mentorship from an expert in the field
- Connect with students from other colleges and universities with similar academic interests
Application Process
The 2026 fellowship applications will open in mid November 2025 and are due in January 2026. Contact us at fellowship@healtheffects.org if you have questions. Decisions will be communicated to applicants no later than the end of March 2026. Stipends are $8,000 for the summer of 2026, and the stipend amounts are reviewed and adjusted annually
For more information, and application deadlines go to –> HEI Summer 2026 Fellowship Program.
