Project AHEAD Internships

Project Asian Health Education and Development (AHEAD) is a 10-week, paid, summer internship program designed to provide training and firsthand experience to undergraduate students interested in pursuing healthcare careers. Project AHEAD 2027 will take place from Tuesday, June 1, 2027 through Friday, August 6, 2027. The program will be fully in-person and interns will spend time in both Flushing, Queens and Lower Manhattan, New York.

Our goals are:

• To increase interns' interest in and awareness of the history and dynamics of the New York Asian American community, as well as the particular needs, challenges, and strengths of Asian American communities
• To provide exposure to community health and its various components, including primary care, social work, health education, programming, and research at a federally qualified health center
• To motivate the next generation of community health leaders to serve historically excluded communities and eliminate health disparities
• To help interns develop a better understanding of themselves as individuals and as valued contributing members to their communities

Requirements:

• An undergraduate student, currently attending a four-year college/university, and is in their second, third, or fourth year of college.
• High school, AP, IB credits do not count towards this requirement.
• Interested in healthcare, health equity, community health, primary care, and serving historically excluded communities, including Asian American communities.
• Can commit to the full internship schedule of June 1, 2027 – August 06, 2027, Mondays to Fridays from 9am–5pm, including some early mornings, evenings and weekends.
• Interns should expect to travel throughout New York City and occasionally spend time outdoors.

Applications for the 2027 program are now open! The preliminary application form must be submitted no later than Sunday, December 13, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Please visit bit.ly/ProjectAHEAD2027 for more information and to apply.

Please contact ProjectAhead@cbwchc.org with any questions or concerns or for more information.