The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program

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Domingo, 15 marzo 2020

Dear Colleagues,

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers competitive academic scholarships for up to $20,000 per academic year to students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research.  Scholarships are awarded for 1 year, and can be renewed for up to 4 years.  Please visit our website at: https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp for additional information.  We ask that you share this announcement with your colleagues or candidates who may be interested in this award.

UGSP offers: 

Scholarship support 

Paid research training at the NIH during the summer and after graduation

Eligibility requirements:

U.S.A. citizen or U.S.A. permanent resident

Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student at an accredited 4-year undergraduate institution located in the United States of America

Undergraduate University Grade Point Average of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0-point scale or within the top 5 percent of your class

Having 'Exceptional Financial Need' as certified by your undergraduate institution financial aid office (UGSP's Exceptional Financial Need Form (EFN) can be found on the OITE/UGSP website)          

KEY DATES FOR ADMISSION CONSIDERATION IN FALL 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR

(Dates updated 1 December 2019) 

  • §  January 6, 2020 - Application Opens
  • §  March 15, 2020 - Application Deadline
  • §  March 2020 - Letter of Recommendation Deadline
  • §  May 11, 2020 - EFN Form with Tax Information Deadline
  • §  Mid-June 2020 - Invitations to Phone Interview Distributed
  • §  June/July 2020 - Phone Interviews for Admission
  • §  Late-July 2020 - Selection of Scholars

Please contact me if you have any questions regarding the UGSP award or Dr. Darryl Murray (Director of the UGSP) @ ugsp@od.nih.gov,

Thanks in advance,

Adrian D. Warren

NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Office of Intramural Education and Training

301-402-3831

ugsp@od.nih.gov

www.training.nih.gov

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