The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program
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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