National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP)

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

Eligibility requirements

You must meet all of these requirements in order to be eligible for admission into the UGSP.

• 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 - see table below (updated 22-August-2018).

https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp