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 program offers:

• Scholarship support
• Paid research training at the NIH during the summer
• Paid employment and training at the NIH after graduation

For each full or partial scholarship year, there are two NIH service obligations: a 10-week summer laboratory experience in an NIH research laboratory, and employment at the NIH after graduation. You must serve 1 year of full-time employment for each year of scholarship.

Last updated: December 2018