Launch Your Public Health Career with Purpose: From Lab Breakthroughs to Kitchen-led Empowerment, Intern Where Your Passion Meets India's Health Frontline

YRG MERF internships offer personalised roles across clinics, fieldwork, and digital hubs, combining hands-on experience with innovative, community-centred approaches. Applications are welcome year-round for diverse roles based in Chennai, Bengaluru, and across India. Internships at YRG MERF are open to both Indian and international candidates, with visa support available for select on-site roles in India.

Share your passion - we’ll match you with an ongoing project where your work can create real-world impact.

Launch Your Public Health Career with Purpose: From Lab Breakthroughs to Kitchen-led Empowerment, Intern Where Your Passion Meets India's Health Frontline

YRG MERF internships offer personalised roles across clinics, fieldwork, and digital hubs, combining hands-on experience with innovative, community-centred approaches. Applications are welcome year-round for diverse roles based in Chennai, Bengaluru, and across India. Internships at YRG MERF are open to both Indian and international candidates, with visa support available for select on-site roles in India.

Share your passion - we’ll match you with an ongoing project where your work can create real-world impact.

Why Intern at YRG MERF?
Real-World Wins for Your Future

Why Intern at YRG MERF?
Real-World Wins for Your Future

Boost your CV in India's health boom (16% CAGR by 2030) with a organization that offers access to over 400 sites for real impact - tracking your contributions through impact dashboards

Boost your CV in India's health boom (16% CAGR by 2030) with a organization that offers access to over 400 sites for real impact - tracking your contributions through impact dashboards

Immersive, Practical Impact

Promote HIV testing in urban clinics or Hepatitis follow-ups in rural areas - see 95% viral suppression happen

Accelerated Skill Development

Receive mentorship in ethics, data visualisation, and advocacy - obtain certificates in digital health and community research from PEPFAR/NACO experts

Elite Networking

Connect with policymakers at AIDS Summits or peers in Bengaluru's skills labs - advance your next opportunity

Legacy of Change

Adapt your role to break down barriers for PWID, transpersons, or youth - take part in a stigma-free transformation

We prioritise underrepresented applicants, offering hybrid and online options for global applicants accessibility

Explore Your Fit:
Diverse Roles Across Our Ecosystem

Explore Your Fit:
Diverse Roles Across Our Ecosystem

Explore the brochure that fits your interest and reach out via the email provided at the end of the document.

Explore the brochure that fits your interest and reach out via the email provided at the end of the document.

Clinical & Laboratory Edge

Communications Powerhouse

Field-Level Action Across India

Skills Building in Chennai/Bengaluru

IT Division Innovation

Back-Office Backbone

Clinical & Laboratory Edge

Shadow diagnostics in Chennai clinics or e-labs—focus on HIV/TB/STI testing, viral discovery, or AMR surveillance.

Field-Level Action Across India

Join nationwide outreach for hepatitis screening, NCD camps, or TB-free schools—e-immersion in high-burden communities.

Skills Building in Chennai/Bengaluru

Empower vulnerable women via vocational workshops—e-mentor on economic independence and life skills.

IT Division Innovation

E-design/test programs like SOCH AI dashboards or virtual PrEP tools—code for health equity.

Communications Powerhouse

Craft content, layouts, podcasts, or proactive population intersections—capture live voices from projects like Camp Rainbow.

Back-Office Backbone

Support accounting, administration, or Kathir Dhaan kitchen operations—maintain our nutrition programmes for OVCs and PLHIV.

Your Internship at a Glance

Your Internship at a Glance

Who We're Looking For: Your Fit, Our Future

Who We're Looking For: Your Fit, Our Future

We champion adaptable changemakers ready for multicultural impact. Drive over expertise - your story sets the tone

We champion adaptable changemakers ready for multicultural impact. Drive over expertise - your story sets the tone

Academic Edge

Enrolled/recent grad in public health, medicine, social sciences, IT, comms, or related

Time Dedication

Flexible 1-6 months; hybrid/field/e-options available

Heart for Equity

Spark shown via volunteering, blogs, or equity projects

Flex & Resilience

Thrilled by diverse settings - from labs to kitchens

How to Apply: Your Path to Purpose Starts Here

How to Apply: Your Path to Purpose Starts Here

Quick, inclusive process, apply in 10 minutes - rolling reviews; feedback in 2 weeks.

  1. Submit Online: Detail your interests via our form

  2. Upload Essentials: Resume + 300-word SOP (Why this role? How does it aligns with your goals?).

  3. Ace the Chat: 30-min virtual interview - brainstorm your fit.

  4. Onboard & Launch: Custom project match, welcome kit, and intern community access.

Intern Voices: Stories of Spark and Success

Ready to Redefine Health Equity? Apply Today

Interning at YRG MERF is your catalyst for communities and career. Let us know what you're keen on; we'll find your slot among our thriving initiatives.

Curious? Email info@yrgcare.org - we're your guide to glow-up.

Ready to Redefine Health Equity? Apply Today

Interning at YRG MERF is your catalyst for communities and career. Let us know what you're keen on; we'll find your slot among our thriving initiatives.

Curious? Email info@yrgcare.org - we're your guide to glow-up.

Ready to Redefine Health Equity? Apply Today

Interning at YRG MERF is your catalyst for communities and career. Let us know what you're keen on; we'll find your slot among our thriving initiatives.

Curious? Email info@yrgcare.org - we're your guide to glow-up.