Internships at the National Institutes of Health! Applications are currently available!

 

 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a summer internship program where students have an opportunity to work side-by-side with some of the leading
scientists in the world!

The Summer Internship Program (SIP) is for students who will be sixteen (16) years of age or older at the time they begin the internship AND who are currently enrolled at least half-time in high school or an accredited U.S. college or university as undergraduate, graduate or professional students. Students who have been accepted into a college or university program may also apply. To be eligible, candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

The stipends for trainees are adjusted yearly and pay level is based on prior experience. High school students have an opportunity to earn up to $1,900/month. For more information about stipends, please visit the Trainee Stipends page.

Prospective candidates must apply online. The application is currently available and is due on March 1. In addition to the application, candidates should also submit:

A curriculum vitae or resume;
A list of coursework and grades;
A cover letter describing the applicant's research interests and career goals; and
The names and contact information for two references (Letters of recommendation are due no later than March 15, 2012, at 11:30pm EDT).

Candidates may also specify the scientific methodologies or disease/organ systems that they are most interested in.

The NIH Summer Internship Program is highly competitive. In 2010, more than 6,700 applications were submitted and only about 1,200 interns were selected. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis from November through April. Individual scientists select their own summer interns – there is no centralized selection process. For suggestions on how to increase your chances of being offered a position, please read the SIP Frequently Asked Questions. 

Candidates will be informed of their selection by the hiring Institute. Successful candidates will be required to submit the following documentation to their Institute or Center prior to beginning their internships:

Official high school, college, or graduate school transcripts;
 Proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status. U.S. citizens may submit a copy of their birth certificate or passport. Permanent residents will need to provide a copy of their alien registration card.

Summer Internship Program at the NIH - Earn up to $1,900/month!

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a summer program where students can work at the NIH side-by-side with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment devoted exclusively to biomedical research!

The NIH Institutes and the Office of Intramural Training & Education sponsor a wide range of summer activities, including lectures featuring distinguished NIH investigators, career/professional development workshops, and a Summer Poster Day.

The Summer Internship Program is for students who will be sixteen (16) years of age or older at the time they begin the program and who are currently enrolled at least half-time in high school or an accredited U.S. college or university as undergraduate, graduate, or professional students. Students who have been accepted into a college or university program may also apply. To be eligible, candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.

The stipends for trainees are adjusted yearly and pay level is based on prior experience. High school students have an opportunity to earn up to $1,900/month. For more details, see the Trainee Stipends page.

Prospective candidates must apply online. The application is available from mid-November to March 1 and requires the submission of:

• A curriculum vitae or resume;
• A list of coursework and grades;
• A cover letter describing the applicant's research interests and career goals, and
• The names and contact information for two references.

Candidates may also specify the scientific methodologies or disease/organ systems that they are most interested in.

The NIH Summer Internship Program is highly competitive. In 2010, more than 6,700 applications were submitted and only about 1,200 interns were selected. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis from November through April by scientists in the Institutes and Centers of the NIH. Individual scientists select their own summer interns – there is no centralized selection process. For suggestions on how to increase your chances of being offered a position, please read the SIP Frequently Asked Questions.

Candidates will be informed of their selection by the hiring Institute. Successful candidates will be required to submit the following documentation to their Institute or Center prior to beginning their training:

• Official high school, college, or
  graduate school transcripts
• Proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status. U.S. citizens may submit a copy of their birth certificate or passport. Permanent residents will need to provide a copy of their alien registration card.

SEED Students Visit NIAMS, NIH Campus

Sharon Nouzari Louis (far left), outreach program coordinator of the NIAMS Career Development and Outreach Branch, and Dr. Mario Cerritelli (far right), chief of the branch, pose with students and two staff members from the SEED Public Charter School of Washington, D.C.

Students from the SEED Public Charter School of Washington, D.C., recently visited NIH as part of a newly formed partnership with the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

The SEED (Schools for Educational Evolution and Development) Foundation opened its first school in Washington in 1998. The school is a tuition-free, lottery selection-based boarding school that aims to provide an academically rigorous college preparatory curriculum to middle and high school students from underprivileged inner-city areas. When President Obama recently visited the SEED School of Washington, D.C., he praised the program as a “true success story” with 97 percent of graduates being admitted to college. In the past year, the school was also featured in a segment on CBS’s 60 Minutes television show as well as on CNN.

As part of the new partnership, 15 students from the school, two of whom were D.C. Science Fair winners, visited with NIAMS IRP staff for a special daylong event featuring presentations and tours. SEED staff members Keven Cotton, External Opportunities Coordinator, and Lesli Brannon, Student Life Coordinator, accompanied the youngsters.

During the visit, Dr. Mario Cerritelli, chief of NIAMS’s Career Development and Outreach Branch, gave a presentation on career opportunities at NIH and urged the students to obtain a solid and broad education, in addition to focusing on science and math. He informed the students of the importance of bringing diverse perspectives to biomedical research, which promotes greater innovation in solving the complex health problems facing our nation today.

The students also learned about animal care and the use of animals in research from Dr. Crystal Brobst-Wormell, a clinical veterinarian. This was followed by tours of the Clinical Center led by Cerritelli and of a laboratory in the NIAMS Genetics and Genomics Branch by Geryl Wood, a research assistant. Students were also treated to lunch in the CC cafeteria, providing an opportunity to network with staff from the Career Development and Outreach Branch.

The visit showed the students the variety of research taking place at NIH and, organizers hope, inspired them to consider careers in science.