The Intramural Research Program (IRP) is the in-house research program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and is located on the Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus, in Baltimore, Maryland. For nearly 60 years, NIDA has been the primary source of scientific knowledge concerning addiction and has served as a training facility for researchers with an interest in drug abuse research. The Recruitment & Training to Unlock Research Potential Program is an intramural program that provides paid 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.

• You must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident. Permanent residents must be enrolled in a school in the U.S. to be eligible

The following students are encourage to apply:

• Students with disabilities
• Students who come from an economically disadvantaged background (e.g., Pell Grant-eligible, from environments that inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skill, and ability required to enroll in, and graduate from, a health professional school, or from a family with an annual income below low-income thresholds)

Students who are or have been enrolled in Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, or Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)

• Students who are the first in their family to attend college
• Students who identify as LGBTQ
• Students disadvantaged by circumstances that have negatively impacted their educational opportunities, including recent natural disasters
• If a minor: You must be at least 17 years old by June 15th
• You Must be a high school junior or senior at the time of application
• If you are 17 years of age on June 15th of each year, you must live, at the time of application, within 40 miles of the NIH Biomedical Research Center (251 Bayview Blvd; Baltimore, MD 21224) where you will intern. (This requirement does not apply to applicants who are 18 and older.)