Undergraduate Internship Program

The CPC Summer Undergraduate Internship Program provides paid research and professional development experience for undergraduate students interested in population-focused graduate training and careers. Interns work alongside CPC faculty fellows and graduate students on an ongoing Center-based research project for the course of the internship, gaining valuable exposure to the process of team-based population science research. The program also includes weekly professional development seminars and opportunities to hear about the wide variety of research taking place at CPC. This is considered a full-time in-person internship (approximately 35 hours/week) and includes a paid stipend and workspace at CPC. Faculty may, at their discretion, choose to offer additional paid work beyond the formal program end date.

The 2025 Summer Internship program will run from May 19^th to June 27^th (6-weeks).

The following Center Based research projects and faculty mentors are participating in the 2025 Summer Internship program:

• Social/Behavioral Factors Associated with Malaria in Western Uganda (Ross Boyce)
• Carolina Demography (Nathan Dollar)
• Criminal Legal System Connections, Health, and Place Study (Carmen Gutierrez)
• The role of social context in racial disparities in preventable hospital stays/cancer incidence (Samuel Baxter)
• Social media and Infant Feeding in the Triangle: A pilot (Morgan Hoke)
• Social Stressors, Social Identity, and Aging Pathways to Alzheimer’s Disease and related dementias (ADRD) (Ganga Bey)

Information about the 2026 Summer Internship Program and application process will be released in late January/early February 2026.

Eligibility

We welcome applications from UNC-Chapel Hill undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds and disciplines with an interest in population science and a desire to experience a rigorous research environment. Students from any academic program are eligible to apply.

Applicants to the Summer Undergraduate Internship Program must meet the following eligibility requirements.

• Undergraduate students currently enrolled at UNC-CH with junior or senior academic standing in Fall 2025 semester
• Strong academic record; minimum 3.3 cumulative GPA
• A minimum of 3 credit hours in basic statistics (excluding AP credit)
• Seriously considering pursuing an advanced degree (e.g. MS, PhD)

Questions?

For questions about the program or the application process, please contact Margaret Swingler (margaret.swingler@unc.edu), Training Program Manager.