NIH Summer Internship Program 2026

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National Institutes of Health United States 2026

Information

The NIH Summer Internship Program 2026 offers a full-time research internship in the NIH Intramural Research Program. It is designed for outstanding college, graduate, and professional school students interested in health-related fields such as biology, engineering, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, nursing, and computer science. Interns gain hands-on research experience, access to professional development activities, and may present their work at Summer Poster Day.

Benefits

Stipend, mentorship from NIH investigators, exposure to state-of-the-art facilities, and opportunities to present research at Summer Poster Day.

Eligibility

Open to college, graduate, and professional school students in accredited US institutes.

Application

Submit an online application via the NIH Application Center for the Summer Internship Program.

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Opportunity Details

TypeInternship

FundingFully funded

OrganiserNational Institutes of Health

LocationUnited States

Study level Bachelor / Undergraduate, Master / Graduate, PhD / Doctoral, Postdoc, Early-career professional

Open toApplicants must be affiliated with US institutions and meet the program's student eligibility criteria.

Agefrom 18 years

Biology / Life Sciences Engineering Computer Science

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