The EHO JRCOSTEP application window is open from June 1, 2021 until September 30, 2021 for JRCOSTEP opportunities during the summer of 2022! 

Students who are eligible for the JRCOSTEP program will be able to submit their electronic applications beginning June 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021.  Interested students should submit an application. 

Click here<https://www.usphs.gov/apply-now> to begin the application. And view the information on student opportunities here: https://www.usphs.gov/students/

Interested students must have completed at least two years of study in an accredited baccalaureate program or 1 year in an accredited masters or doctoral program and be returning to school in the fall of 2022. 

•National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council – Bachelors, Masters or PhD – Env. Health

•Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology – Bachelor’s, Masters or PhD – Industrial Hygiene or Safety

•Council on Education for Public Health – Masters or PhD – Env. Health, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene

For more information visit our JRCOSTEP student website and the EHOPAC’s Resources website.  Specific questions should be directed to costep@hhs.gov<mailto:costep@hhs.gov>. 

If you are interested in becoming a JRCOSTEP Preceptor in 2022, please reach out to the JRCOSTEP Workgroup. For more information, please see the Benefits of Hiring a JRCOSTEP brochure and<https://dcp.psc.gov/OSG/eho/documents/Benefits_of_Hiring_COSTEP-brochure_March-2021.pdf> the JRCOSTEP Preceptor Guide<https://dcp.psc.gov/OSG/eho/documents/2021_JRCOSTEP_Preceptor_Guide.pdf>.