Wisconsin Community Health Internship Program (CHIP)

Liz Bush
ebush2@wisc.edu

The Wisconsin Community Health Internship Program (CHIP) is a summer internship for college students with a connection to Wisconsin. The internship provides hands-on opportunities for students to work with local health departments, tribal health centers, community health centers, and community service organizations.

Students will:

• Gain valuable public health knowledge, skills, and experience while providing host sites with the extra capacity needed to strengthen and extend their practice
• Gain an understanding and an appreciation of the broad range of public health activities undertaken at the local level
• Receive a stipend to help with living expenses over the 8-week internship experience

Applicants must be:

• Age 18 or older at the time of application
• A currently enrolled student attending a college or university in the United States with a high school diploma or GED at the time of application
• Able to commit to the hours required by position type(s) applied for from June 7 – July 30, 2027
• A U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident
• Interested in community, public, or population health

Ideal applicants will have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, completed at least 2 years of college coursework by June 2026, and a connection to Wisconsin.

Interns receive a stipend of up to $4,800.

A link to the online application is available on the program website.

The application process includes 2 phases. Phase 1 is an application to outline academic and professional background as well as skills and interests. Students invited to phase 2 will be connected to a Regional AHEC Center to learn about available projects in the region and rank their preferences for host site projects.