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
The NIH UGSP will pay up to $20,000 per academic year in tuition, educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses to scholarship recipients. Scholarships are awarded for 1 year, and can be renewed up to 4 years.
Application Deadline, March 3, 2014
For more information about this award, please visit: https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp.
The Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships (ONS&F) advises and mentors high achieving students at the University of Connecticut who are competing for external scholarships and fellowships. Please feel free to visit our website, http://www.onsf.uconn.edu/, and click on the "Talk to an Advisor" button, if help is needed in preparing an NIH UGSP application.
Contact information:
Rowena Grainger,Ph.D., STEM Fellowship Advisor, rowena.grainger@uccon..edu
For more information, contact: Rowena Grainger at rowena.grainger@uconn.edu