Wisconsin Community Health Internship Program (CHIP)

Katie Freeman
kmfreeman2@wisc.edu

The Wisconsin Community Health Internship Program (CHIP) is a summer internship for college students in 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 attending a college or university
• Be eligible to work in the U.S.
• Have an interest in community, public, or population health

Ideal applicants will have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, have completed at least 2 years of college coursework by June 2026, and have 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 your academic and professional background as well as your 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.