Please note that to be considered for the program, the preliminary application form must be received by Sunday, December 13, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Applicants should submit this preliminary application form by the form's deadline regardless of whether they have prepared their short answer responses.

Question #1: Project AHEAD is designed for interns interested in pursuing careers in community health and/or primary care. How does participation in our community health internship program support both your short-term and long-term professional goals? (500 word limit)
Question #2: Can you describe your experience and/or interest in working with Asian American, immigrant, or historically excluded communities, or in advancing community health and addressing unmet needs? (200 word limit)
Question #3: The internship program consists of professional development, seminars and workshops on health-related topics and research skills, and a team-based community health project. What are you hoping to learn and/or gain from participating in Project AHEAD? Please be specific. (300 word limit)
Question #4: Project AHEAD interns work collaboratively on a community health research project for the duration of the internship program. What skills, experiences, and/or strengths would you be able to bring to the community health research project and/or to the Project AHEAD Summer Internship Program overall? (300 word limit)

Answer all of the questions within the specified word limits for each question and number your response to each question. We recommend that you take the time to reflect on your responses and consider using examples of your volunteer/work/life experiences to support your responses.

The deadline to submit your short answer responses is Sunday, January 17, 2027, 11:59 PM ET. The instructions on how to submit your short answer responses will be automatically sent to you via email after the preliminary application form is submitted. If you have not received the instructions within 24 hours of submitting the preliminary application, please reach out to ProjectAHEAD@cbwchc.org.

One letter of recommendation (LOR) is required for all applicants. We accept letters from former or current employers, undergraduate professors, or graduate teaching assistants. They should be able to speak to your skills, abilities, knowledge, and/or work as an undergraduate student. LORs from family members, mentors, peers, club leaders, high school teachers, undergraduate teaching assistants, or shadowing preceptors will not be accepted.

Please fill in your recommendation letter writer's information below and ensure their email address is written correctly with no period (.) or punctuation at the end of their email address. Once you have submitted the preliminary application form, an email will be generated and sent to them with instructions on how to submit their letter. The LOR deadline is Sunday, January 17, 2027, 11:59 PM ET. If your recommender does not receive an automated message within 24 hours, please reach out to us at ProjectAHEAD@cbwchc.org.

* Title and Full Name (e.g., Dr. Charles Wang; Professor Charles Wang). If there is no preferred title, please provide the full name only (e.g., Charles Wang):

* Email:

PERSONAL INFORMATION

* High School:

* City, State:

* Date of Graduation (mm/yyyy):

* GPA/4.0 scale:

* College Attending:

* City, State:

* Date of Graduation  (mm/yyyy):

* GPA/4.0 scale:

* Major, Area of Study:

Minor (if applicable):

* In a few words, what are your career plans?:

* By checking this box, I acknowledge that I will have already completed one year of college by January 2027, and I understand that college courses completed during high school, AP, and IB credits do not count towards this one year of completed college.

LANGUAGES SKILLS. List up to three languages other than English and indicate your fluency (If Chinese, please specify the Chinese dialect, e.g. Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, etc. Each dialect should be its own individual entry). Be advised that if you list a language other than English, you may be asked to participate in a language interview to evaluate your fluency. Please be prepared to read/write/speak at the level of fluency that you have indicated. Note: Native Proficiency indicates that this is your first language and is the language that you have the highest level of fluency in.

Language Speak No Proficiency Basic Proficiency Working Proficiency Full Professional Working Proficiency Native Proficiency Read No Proficiency Basic Proficiency Working Proficiency Full Professional Working Proficiency Native Proficiency Write No Proficiency Basic Proficiency Working Proficiency Full Professional Working Proficiency Native Proficiency

Language Speak No Proficiency Basic Proficiency Working Proficiency Full Professional Working Proficiency Native Proficiency Read No Proficiency Basic Proficiency Working Proficiency Full Professional Working Proficiency Native Proficiency Write No Proficiency Basic Proficiency Working Proficiency Full Professional Working Proficiency Native Proficiency

Language Speak No Proficiency Basic Proficiency Working Proficiency Full Professional Working Proficiency Native Proficiency Read No Proficiency Basic Proficiency Working Proficiency Full Professional Working Proficiency Native Proficiency Write No Proficiency Basic Proficiency Working Proficiency Full Professional Working Proficiency Native Proficiency

FAMILY INFORMATION

Parent/Guardian 1

* First Name:

* Last Name:

* Occupation:

* Highest level of education completed:

* Place of Birth:

* Years in the U.S:

*

Living

Deceased

Parent/Guardian 2 - If not applicable, please put "N/A."

* First Name:

* Last Name:

* Occupation:

* Highest Level of Education completed:

* Place of Birth:

* Years in the U.S:

*

Living

Deceased

N/A

OTHER INFORMATION

HEALTH-RELATED CAREER INTERESTS. Please RANK your top three health-related career interests from the following list, with #1 representing the career path that you are most interested in. If you have a health-related career path that is not on the list, please select "Other" and write it in the other health-related interest field.

* Career Interest #1 Dentistry Health Administration and Management Health Education Medicine (e.g. MD, DO, PA) Mental Health/Psychology Nursing (e.g., RN, NP, DNP) Public Health Research Social Work Other (please describe in the space below Career Interest #3)

* Career Interest #2 Dentistry Health Administration and Management Health Education Medicine (e.g. MD, DO, PA) Mental Health/Psychology Nursing (e.g., RN, NP, DNP) Public Health Research Social Work Other (please describe in the space below Career Interest #3)

* Career Interest #3 Dentistry Health Administration and Management Health Education Medicine (e.g. MD, DO, PA) Mental Health/Psychology Nursing (e.g., RN, NP, DNP) Public Health Research Social Work Other (please describe in the space below Career Interest #3)

Other health related career interest(s), not listed.