Deadline:
February 19, 2025
Program Starts: June 16, 2025
Program Ends: August 08, 2025
Location(s)
United States of America
NIH Clinical Center (CC), Bethesda, Maryland
Overview
An opportunity for students in college, graduate, and professional school to perform a summer research internship in the Intramural Research Program at the NIH.
Details
About this program
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.
Facts about the Program
- Approximately 40 students are selected each year
- Paid internship
- Student interns work with researchers and health professionals
- Student interns participate in the NIH Summer Poster Day and lecturers presented by NIH investigators
- For more information, please email the NIH Clinical Center Summer Internship Program Staff: ccsip@nih.gov
Potential Research Areas
- Bioethics
- Research Informatics
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Social Work
- Nursing
- Transfusion Medicine
- Critical Care
- Laboratory Medicine
- Radiology and Imaging Sciences
- Translational Biobehavioral and Health Disparities Branch
- Pharmacy
- Perioperative Medicine
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
To be eligible, students must meet the following criteria:
- U.S. citizens or permanent residents
- Currently enrolled in high school, college, graduate school, or a health professional school
- Apply through the NIH Summer Internship Program application (opens mid-November through March 1 each year)
- Selected students will be notified by May and must participate in the program for eight, uninterrupted weeks (June 16-August 8, 2025)
Dates
Deadline: February 19, 2025
Program starts:
June 16, 2025
Program ends:
August 08, 2025
Program Starts: June 16, 2025
Program Ends: August 08, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Stipend and other compensation
Stipends for summer interns are adjusted annually and are based on educational level. There is free parking on each NIH campus; summer interns on some campuses may be eligible to participate in the Transhare program.
All summer interns must present proof of health insurance to participate in the program.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
