Prepare & Submit Mentor Application

Key points

  • The CDC E-learning Institute (ELI) Fellowship is a program to train public health professionals how to develop e-learning products.
  • Mentors in the program help teach their assigned fellow, monitor their progress, and provide guidance.
  • ELI mentors must have supervisory approval to participate in the program.

How to become a mentor

CDC encourages public health professionals with significant e-learning instructional design and development experience to become a CDC E-learning Institute (ELI) mentor.

ELI accepts applications for mentors year-round. Interested mentor applicants should check Mentor Eligibility & Requirements before submitting to the program.

Interested applicants should send an email to instrdesign@cdc.gov. Applicants should include their work and related education experience with links to e-learning products the applicant has created.

Applicants must have supervisory approval to participate.

Required information to prepare your application

Gather the following information before beginning your application:

  • Contact information
  • Education
  • Post-graduate training and skills
  • Work and volunteer experience

Write your personal statement in essay form by answering these questions (300-word limit for each answer):

  • Why are you interested in this fellowship?
  • What makes you a good candidate?
  • How do you anticipate using the concepts and skills learned in this fellowship?
  • What are the two most important skills you want to develop or improve?
  • What do you believe are facilitators at your organization for developing e-learning?
  • What do you believe are barriers at your organization for developing e-learning?
  • What is your proficiency using e-learning software?

Create a sample of the e-learning content you wish to develop.

  • Please provide a .doc or .pdf file upload or web link.
  • The content should belong to and be approved by your organization for development into an e-learning product.

Request a letter of recommendation from your supervisor following the guidelines in this section.

  • The online letter should be written by an immediate supervisor familiar with your achievements, aspirations, personal qualities, and professional attributes.
  • Letters from colleagues or friends will not meet this requirement.
  • Recommendations must be written in English
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Content Source:
Public Health Infrastructure Center; Division of Workforce Development