Funding

Summer programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide an opportunity to spend a summer working at the NIH side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research. Internships cover a minimum of eight weeks; stipend level depends on education completed prior to starting at the NIH. Application deadline is March 1, 2019.

By Noreen Balos, Funding Peer
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 - 8:00am


OVERVIEW
Summer programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provide an opportunity to spend a summer working at the NIH side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research (​at the NIH, "biomedical sciences" includes everything from behavioral and social sciences, through biology and chemistry, to physics, mathematical modeling, computational biology, and biostatistics).

STIPEND
The stipends for trainees are adjusted yearly; the level depends on education completed prior to starting at the NIH. For details, see the Trainee Stipends page.

DURATION
Internships cover a minimum of eight weeks, with students generally arriving at the NIH in May or June.

DETAILS
National Institute of Health Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research

DEADLINE
March 1, 2019