NIH Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (Postbac IRTA/CRTA Apply at anytime. The NIH Postbac IRTA program (CRTA, Cancer Research Training Award, in the National Cancer Institute) provides recent college graduates who are planning to apply to graduate or professional (medical/dental/pharmacy) school an opportunity to spend one or two years performing full-time research at the NIH. Postbac IRTAs/CRTAs work side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. The Postbac IRTA/CRTA Program is for college graduates who received their bachelor's degrees from accredited colleges or universities in the U.S. less than two years prior to the date they begin the program. To be eligible, candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. In addition, they must intend to apply to graduate or professional school during their tenure in the program. https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/postbac_irta NIH Graduate Partnerships Program (GPP) ELIGIBILITY: Graduate students come to the NIH in one of two ways: Institutional Partnerships - If you have an undergraduate degree and you would like to pursue a Ph.D. in the biomedical sciences you can apply to one or more of the GPP Institutional Partnerships. Enrollment is limited to US citizens and US permanent residents. Individual Partnerships - If you are currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program and you would like to perform part or all of your dissertation research at the NIH, consider developing an individual agreement between an NIH Investigator and your graduate university. Individual agreements are open to US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and Foreign Nationals currently enrolled in a PhD or equivalent program. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: ▪ Prospective candidates for OITE-administered GPP programs must apply online by the specified deadlines. For certain programs, applications must be submitted concurrently to both the GPP and the partner university. Please see the application requirements set by the specific NIH-University partnership for more details. ▪ Potential applicants to IC-administered GPP programs should contact the IC Training Office directly. ▪ Individuals interested in arranging an Individual Partnership should contact potential NIH mentors directly to discuss potential projects and the possibility of developing a collaboration. They can contact the GPP office in the OITE for assistance with completing the required paperwork or advice on negotiating a partnership. https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/gpp National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) February 1, 2012 - Application Deadline / Application Closes The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. The program offers: ▪ Scholarship support ▪ Paid research training at the NIH during the summer ▪ Paid employment and training at the NIH after graduation Scholarship Support The NIH UGSP will pay up to $20,000 per academic year in tuition, educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses to scholarship recipients. Scholarships are awarded for 1 year, and can be renewed up to 4 years. Scholarship Requirements The NIH Undergraduate Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to students who show a commitment to pursuing careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. The following are the basic requirements: • U.S. citizen, national, or qualified noncitizen. • Enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a full-time student for the 2011-2012 academic year at an accredited, 4-year undergraduate institution. • High school seniors are not eligible to apply. • 3.5 GPA or higher (on a 4.0 scale) or within the top 5 percent of your class. • From a disadvantaged background. Disadvantaged background means that your financial aid office has certified you as having "exceptional financial need." (Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 51) https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp For other opportunities see: http://scholarships.fatomei.com/minority-scholarships-medical.html