Preprofessional Opportunities

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Summer Internship Program

Details

Category: Summer
Type: Research
Location: Bethesda Maryland
Deadline: Mid February

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Eligibility

To apply for the NIH SIP, and SIP cohort programs, you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. In addition, you must be: 17 years of age or older on June 15, 2024; a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; -AND- enrolled at least half-time in an accredited community college, college, or university as an undergraduate, graduate, or professional school student at the time of application; -OR- accepted into an accredited graduate program for the fall semester with the expectation of attending at least half-time. High school graduates who completed a gap year and are starting community college or college in the fall, are also eligible to apply. Individuals who are U.S. permanent residents must be attending or have been accepted into educational institutions in the U.S. Applicants with a family member working at NIH should be aware of the strict nepotism policy, which may limit your ability to work in certain NIH institutes, centers, or research groups.

Description

This program is for college, graduate and professional students interested in exploring careers in research and healthcare. These are full-time research positions within one of the NIH Institutes and Centers (IC) in the NIH Intramural Research Program. Research groups are located on all NIH campuses, including the main campus in Bethesda, MD.

Summer interns work in a research groups directed by a Principal Investigator (PI). We offer research opportunities in the biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences with opportunities to explore basic, translational, and clinical research. Students interested in biology, engineering, epidemiology, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, nursing, physics, computer science, bioinformatics, and other health-related fields are invited to apply. Summer interns may not work in administrative offices or outside of the NIH IRP.

In addition to an intensive research experience, our summer interns have access to:

  • professional development programs focused on core competencies needed for success in scientific careers
  • focused on core competencies needed for success in research and healthcare careers
  • educational and career advising
  • a comprehensive well-being and resilience program

We also sponsor a Graduate and Professional School Fair in July and Summer Poster Day in early August, where our interns share their research with the NIH community.