Opportunities for
Undergraduate Students
PGCC Department of Psychological &
Sociological Sciences Freshman Seminar
Series
October 18, 2012
Sonia R. Bell, M.S.Ed.
Associate Professor
Student Opportunities
• NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program
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 healthrelated research. The program offers:
• Scholarship support
• Paid research training at the NIH during the summer
• Paid employment and training at the NIH after
graduation
Summer Programs
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Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse:
Recruitment & Training Program for Under-represented Populations
An intramural program that provides training opportunities for students
who are interested in the scientific basis of drug abuse. A limited number
of positions are available each summer. Selection is very competitive.
DEADLINE: Completed packets are due in entirety March 1 of each year.
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The Leadership Alliance Summer Research - Early Identification Program
(SR-EIP)
8-10 week summer program that provides undergraduates with training
and mentoring research and prepares them to pursue competitive
applications to graduate schools. Designed as a gateway to ongoing
resources, mentoring and professional networks to support all participants
along their chosen career path. Designed specifically for undergraduates
interested in applying to PhD or MD-PhD programs. Every element of your
complete application must be received no later than midnight of
February 1, 2013.
Research Supplements to Promote
Diversity in Health-Related Research
• NIH-wide program (Research Supplements
to Promote Diversity in Health-Related
Research PA-08-190 )
• Supplements certain active grants that
have sufficient time
• ICs vary on participation and
implementation
• Provides mentoring/training for an
identified individual from
underrepresented or disadvantaged
population
o Racial/Ethnic Minority
o Disabled
o Disadvantaged Background
Excerpted from Beatty, 2012
Diversity Supplements
• Supports persons at five levels:
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High school
Undergraduates
Graduate students
Post doctoral
Investigators
• Type/Amount of support varies with levels
• Review by NIDA committee with program
representatives (exception: undergrads reviewed
within office)
Excerpted from Beatty, 2012
Summer Research with
NIDA
• NIDA facilitates matching of students and
investigators
• Provides 8-10 week research placement with a
NIDA investigator
• Announcement released in late fall
• Application due date is winter
• Selections made in spring
• Students start in June
Excerpted from Beatty, 2012
Selected Student Programs
Opportunities Available
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Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (SIP). Program
Description: Summer programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
provide an opportunity to spend a summer working at the NIH side-byside with some of the leading scientists in the world, in an environment
devoted exclusively to biomedical research. The NIH consists of the 240bed Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center and more than 1200
laboratories/research projects located on the main campus in Bethesda,
MD and the surrounding area as well as in Baltimore and Frederick, MD;
Research Triangle Park, NC; Phoenix, AZ; Hamilton, MT; Framingham, MA;
and Detroit, MI. NOTE: the number of positions in Phoenix, Hamilton,
Framingham, and Detroit is limited.
Internships cover a minimum of eight weeks, with students generally
arriving at the NIH in May or June. The NIH Institutes and the Office of
Intramural Training & Education sponsor a wide range of summer
activities including lectures featuring distinguished NIH investigators,
career/professional development workshops, and Summer Poster Day.
Excerpted from Beatty, 2012
2012 Community College
Summer Enrichment Program
(CCSEP)
• In summer the NIH will offer a special SIP program
designed to recruit community college students to
the NIH. Students in CCSEP can take advantage of
all the opportunities available to other SIP interns. In
addition, they will make a commitment to
completing an enrichment curriculum.
Excerpted from Beatty, 2012
More Programs
• Recruitment and Training for Under-represented
Populations (RTURP) Program (NIDA, Baltimore, MD)
• Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program
(BESIP)
• Introduction to Cancer Research Careers (ICRC)
• Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program (Frederick, MD)
• Cancer Research Interns (CRI) Summer Program
• Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research for
Veterinary Medical Students
• Excerpted from Beatty, 2012
More Programs
• Diversity in Vision Research & Opthalmology
(DIVRO)
• NIDDK Office of Minority Health Research
Coordination (OMHRC) Summer Internship Program
• NIDCR Summer Dental Student Award
• Office of Research Facilities Summer Intern Program
(opportunities in trades, architecture, and physical
sciences
• Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program
(BESIP)
More programs
• Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern Program
Brief Program Description: The Werner H. Kirsten Student Intern
Program (WHK SIP) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at
Frederick is designed to expose high school seniors to research
and administrative management in a health care
environment. The scientific interns experience the basic
methods of biomedical research through "hands-on"
laboratory training. The students in the Internships in Support of
Science/Research are assigned projects in budget, personnel,
information technology, graphics and media.
Program Start & End Dates: June to May (year long: paid 8
weeks in summer, volunteer during school year)
Who is eligible: high school students who have successfully
completed their junior year
More Programs
• Harvard Summer Program in Epidemiology
This program, which is for college students from
groups underrepresented (broadly construed) in
biomedical research at the Harvard School of
Public Health.
More Programs
• The Maternal and Child Health Careers/Research
Initiatives for Student Enhancement (MCHC/RISE-UP
Program
This program provides opportunities for enhanced
public health and related training to
undergraduate students from underrepresented
populations. The program takes place at three
sites, one each at Johns Hopkins University, the
University of South Dakota, and the University of
Southern California.
More Programs
• The University of Pittsburgh Models of Infectious Disease
Agent Study (MIDAS) Center of Excellence
This summer research opportunity is for undergraduate
students in the field of computational modeling and
simulation of infectious diseases. Through this ten-week
Summer Research Program, participants will gain an
appreciation of major research questions being raised at
the intersection of public health, biological science, and
computer technology and become acclimated to the
rigors of scientific research and graduate education.
Women and underrepresented groups are particularly
encouraged to apply.
More Programs
• Smith College Summer Science and Engineering
Program (SSEP) for high school girls
This program runs from July 1 through July 28 at
Smith College in Northampton, MA. It is open to girls
of all nationalities. There is a charge, but some
financial aid is available.
More Programs
• Student Volunteer Program at the White House
Office of Science & Technology Policy
Opportunities in a variety of areas for college
students who are U.S. citizens.
• Summer Program in Quantitative Sciences at the
Harvard School of Public Health
For college undergraduates who would like to
learn how quantitative methods can be applied in
the study of human health.
SURF, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship At
the National Institute of Standards and Technology,
in Gaithersburg, MD or Boulder, CO.
More Programs
• Riken Brain Science Institute Summer Program
Opportunities for advanced trainees to complete
either a two-month laboratory internship or a seven-day
intensive lecture course just outside Tokyo, Japan. Funds
may be available to support those with financial need.
• University of Maryland School of Public Health Summer
Training and Research (STAR) Program
This program is designed to provide traditionally underrepresented undergraduate students with 2 consecutive
summers of a 10-week research training and career
development program to enhance their potential to
apply for and complete graduate degrees in
biomedical and behavioral science relevant to
preventing and treating cardiovascular disease. The
application is not yet available.
Summer Science Fellowship
late June to early August
George Mason University, University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University offered through
the APA Science Directorate.
An expenses-paid, intensive summer training program, the purpose of SSF is to allow up to
12 talented students to be placed in the psychology laboratories of some of the most
outstanding researchers in the Washington, DC area for up to 6 weeks. The SSF program
gives students an opportunity to explore the intellectual, personal, and social processes of
scientific inquiry and to experience cutting-edge psychological research through handson laboratory activities. SSF offers promising students the opportunity to equip themselves
with skills essential to succeed in graduate school, and gives students who plan to pursue
advanced degrees in psychological science the opportunity to be mentored by
nationally-known faculty.
The six-week program is expected to run from late June to early August. APA will pay
students a summer salary, as well as cover all travel and living expenses. This should make
the program financially feasible for most college students.
Eligibility is strictly limited to rising college seniors (what does this mean?) at US or
Canadian colleges and universities. Applicants should be psychology majors, although
students with related preparation may apply if they expect to enter a psychological
science graduate program. International students enrolled in US or Canadian colleges are
eligible; US citizenship is not required. Students from underrepresented groups are
especially encouraged to apply.
www.apa.org/science/ssf.html
(Excerpted from Hailstorks, 2008)
Undergraduate Research
Opportunities and Internships
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Columbia University/Barnard College Amgen Scholars' Summer Research Program
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Colorado College's Internship Resources on the Web
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University of Maryland College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Summer Research
Initiative to Increase Diversity
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research and Training Opportunities - Student Programs
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National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Program
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Undergraduate Psychology Summer Internship Program - Pace University, Counseling
Center, New York City Campus
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The Post baccalaureate Research and Education Program (PREP) at the University of
New Mexico
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Rice University's Career Services Center
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Skidmore College - Student Advice: Jobs & Internships
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University of California - Irvine Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)
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The Integrated Micro/Nano Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (IMSURE) at
the University of California, Irvine (UCI)
(Excerpted from Hailstorks, 2008)
PROJECT L/EARN
A Minority Graduate Preparation Program
The goal of Project L/EARN is to increase the
number of minority students in the fields of
mental health, health and health policy
research,
thereby expanding the breadth of health
research to include a broader range of ethnic
and cultural issues, concerns and
perspectives.
http://www.ihhcpar.rutgers.edu/projectlearn
(Excerpted from Hailstorks, 2008)
Applied Psychological Science
Research Opportunities
University Based Programs
• Claremont Graduate University: School of
Behavioral and Organizational Sciences
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/1287.asp
• George Mason University:
http://chss.gmu.edu/chss/research/researchce
nters.cfm
• Arizona State University:
http://chss.gmu.edu/chss/research/researchce
nters.cfm
(Excerpted from Hailstorks, 2008)
Applied Psychological Science
Research Opportunities
Field Experience:
• Army Research Institute:
www.hqda.army.mil/ari/opps/consortium.shtml
• Rand Institute: www.prgs.edu/
• Government Agencies: US DHHS: National
Institute of Mental Health: www.nimh.nih.gov
• Professional Organizations (Society for Industrial
Organizational Psychology
www.siop.org/IOInternships/Organizations.aspx
(Excerpted from Hailstorks, 2008)
Applied Research Psychology
Opportunities
Professional Development Workshops:
• APA: Advanced Training Institutes:
www.apa.org/science/ati.html
• Claremont University Professional Development
Workshops: www.cgu.edu/pages/465.asp
(Excerpted from Hailstorks, 2008)