National
Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship
Website: https://ugsp.nih.gov/
NIH pplication
deadline: February 28
Important
Notes: Scholarships
are awarded for 1 year, and can be renewed up to 4 years.
Eligibility:
Candidates should be committed to pursuing careers in biomedical,
behavioral, and social science health-related research. Applicants
should have at least a 3.5/4.0 GPA, be U.S. citizen, national,
or qualified non-citizen, and from a disadvantaged background.
Disadvantaged background means that your financial aid office
has certified you as having “exceptional financial need”
(EFN), as defined by the Federal Government. Candidates should
also have already participated in laboratory research, been involved
in extra-curricular science activities, or have taken advanced
courses, relevant to their field.
Description:
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 NIH UGSP will award up to
20 scholarships of $20,000 per academic year in tuition, educational
expenses, and reasonable living expenses to scholarship recipients.
The NIH, or the National
Institutes of Health, is the world’s largest biomedical
research institution. NIH seeks to improve health by conducting
research in its own laboratories and by funding the research of
other scientists throughout the United States and around the world.
Send
applications to: please see website listed above; do not send to the Office of Special
Scholarship Programs
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