The Underrepresented Student Internship Program provides the opportunity for undergraduate students from US colleges and universities to receive mentorship and training from NIH Human Biomolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP) labs over the summer.

• Be an undergraduate student attending a US institution at the time of application.
• Be college undergraduates in the United States majoring in any of the STEM fields with a minimum of 3.0 grade point average.
• Be 17 years of age or older.
• Preference will be given to students who do not have ready access to biomedical (and/or single cell biology) research opportunities in their home institutions.
• NIH encourages  the participation of individuals from populations that are underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social sciences. See the Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity.

Successful applicants will have:

• An interest in and passion for studying biological or computational sciences, or related STEM fields
• At least a 3.0 GPA
• A demonstrated strong work ethic
• Some experience with programming, if applying to a computational program
• Some experience with lab work, if applying to an experimental program
• A personal statement which outlines their interests and experience