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NIGMS Undergraduate Student Training Flyer

NIGMS Undergraduate Student Training Flyer [PDF 754KB]

Photos of four students in different scientific settings.





 

Interested in a Research Career?

  • Solve challenging problems
  • Make new discoveries
  • Work with interesting people
  • Fight disease
  • Be creative
  • Explore life processes
  • Use high-tech tools
  • Answer important questions
  • Help people stay healthy

WE CAN HELP!

Find out how to prepare for a graduate education in the biomedical or behavioral sciences with help from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health.

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

We give grants to schools to support programs that prepare students from diverse backgrounds to pursue Ph.D.s in biomedical or behavioral fields.

You apply to a school that has one of our programs and if accepted, you could get tuition, a stipend or other funds for your educational expenses.

If you are a U.S. citizen, non citizen national or permanent resident who wants to pursue a career in biomedical or behavioral research, you maybe eligible for support.

Our goal is to develop an outstanding scientific workforce that reflects the diversity of the U.S. population,so we encourage students who are members of groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical,clinical, behavioral and social sciences to apply to our programs. Underrepresented groups currently include African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and Alaska Natives, natives of the U.S.Pacific Islands, and individuals with disabilities.

PROGRAMS BY ACADEMIC LEVEL

ACADEMIC LEVEL PROGRAMS
Community College
Undergraduate
Post-Bachelor’s
Master’s
Ph.D.


FIND OUT MORE

Bridges to the Baccalaureate and Bridges to the Doctorate
Dr. Michelle Hamlet, 301-594-3900

Initiative for Maximizing Student Development
Dr. Daniel Janes, 301-594-0943

Minority Access to Research Careers
Dr. Adolphus Toliver, 301-594-3900

Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program
Dr. Michael Bender, 301-594-0943

Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement
Dr. Hinda Zlotnik, 301-594-3900

See a list of institutions that have these and other programs from us.

NIGMS is a part of the National Institutes of Health that supports basic research to increase our understanding of life processes and lay the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention. For more information on the Institute's research and training programs, see http://www.nigms.nih.gov.

Content reviewed November 2012


This page last reviewed on November 29, 2012