<p>Hi, I'm a college freshman so I've only finished my first semester and haven't really done much yet. What are my chances as a freshman for getting into the SIP at NIH, since I know a lot of people apply to that one? Does anyone know if this program accepts a decent number of freshman??</p>
<p>same question</p>
<p>also would it be better to specify which part of NIH I’d want to work in? I left that part blank so that my application could be looked at by a lot of different places since I thought it could make my chances higher but I guess it hurts me too.</p>
<p>Plenty of high schoolers get accepted to SIP. The key is to email/call PIs and find one that will take you. Don’t just submit an application and sit back and hope you’ll get picked out of the thousands of other apps.</p>
<p>im kind of confused how to apply. are there many separate applications under NIH? could someone please share the link to all the different programs? thnks</p>
<p>If you’re in high school or college, there’s only one program: Summer Internship Program (SIP). The website is: [NIH</a> Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research](<a href=“http://www.training.nih.gov/student/sip/]NIH”>http://www.training.nih.gov/student/sip/)</p>
<p>If you’ve graduated college, you can apply for the 1-2 year internship called the Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA). The website is [NIH</a> Postbaccalaureate IRTA Program](<a href=“http://www.training.nih.gov/student/pre-irta/previewpostbac.asp]NIH”>http://www.training.nih.gov/student/pre-irta/previewpostbac.asp)</p>
<p>To get either of these, you must fill out the online application. But what the website doesn’t tell you is that your chances of acceptance rise from about 20% to 100% if you contact a scientist on your own and ask to be in their lab. This also guarantees you’ll have a project that you’re actually interested in. Of course, many labs don’t have any summer positions, so you’ll have to try a lot of PIs. If you know someone at the NIH this could also help.</p>
<p>how do I know who the PIs are? does anyone have a link I could follow?</p>
<p>dumb question…whats a PI</p>
<p>if u dont find a scientist, do they assign one to you if you get in the program?</p>
<p>PI = principle Investigator.</p>
<p>Years ago I did a SIP between med school years. Worked with an endocrinologist and got an abstract out of it too (i.e., named with PI on abstract-that’s great for your resume). Good news too is they have built a new parking garage which helps tremendously.</p>
<p>Some tips on how to contact a Principal Investigator (PI):</p>
<p>a. Determine what subject matter your interested in. For example, allergies & infectious disease, cancer research, pediatrics, endocrinology, genetics, heart and lung, aging. </p>
<p>b. Check here for the twenty-seven NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices:
[NIH</a> - Institutes, Offices & Centers](<a href=“http://www.nih.gov/icd/index.html]NIH”>Institutes at NIH | National Institutes of Health (NIH)). Look at them in detail and while doing so, write down names.</p>
<p>c. Try Pubmed.gov and click on Clinical Trials @ NIH:
[Search</a> of: NIH - List Results - ClinicalTrials.gov](<a href=“ClinicalTrials.gov”>ClinicalTrials.gov)
When you see a trial subject you are interested in, scroll down to the bottom of the page and you will see the name of the PI with their telephone number and/or contact email.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I applied for the Summer internship program this year and I was wondering if any one who has done the program before could tell me when they were notified that they had been accepted.
Thanks</p>
<p>I applied this year, but I haven’t heard back from them as of yet.</p>
<p>How will I be notified if I am selected?<br>
A: The investigator who has selected you or an administrative officer in his/her Institute or Center will contact you by phone, e-mail, or letter.</p>
<p>Q: How soon can I expect to hear that I am selected?<br>
A: There is no definite answer to this question. You will be selected only if/when an investigator who has a position available visits the database and is impressed with your credentials. On or about May 15, those who have not been selected will be informed via e-mail. Remember, there is no central selection committee for this program</p>
<p>[NIH</a> Summer Internship Program FAQ](<a href=“http://www.training.nih.gov/student/sip/faq.asp#whenknowselected]NIH”>http://www.training.nih.gov/student/sip/faq.asp#whenknowselected)</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone who has gone through the process could tell me a little about the acceptance process. I have a phone interview tomorrow with a PI who I emailed and said he may have a spot for me (I assume depending upon how my phone interview goes). Has anyone been phone interviewed? About how long after the interview were you notified that you got the position? Was it by e-mail? Thank you</p>
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