National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program

This scholarship is for college students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are pursuing careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must have a minimum 3.3 GPA or rank in the top 5% of their class and demonstrate exceptional financial need. They must also be US citizens, nationals, or qualified non-citizens. Scholarship recipients will be obligated to participate in a 10-week summer position at an NIH research laboratory after each year of scholarship support. Upon graduation, recipients must also work full-time in an NIH research lab for one year for each year they received the scholarship.

Deadline: March 3, 2014

Award: $20,000

More info:  https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp