To identify and place graduate
students interested in performing their dissertation research in
the NIH Intramural Research Program laboratories, the Graduate
Partnership Program has developed the Graduate Student Training
Programs Application. The information required by university
applications, and the Graduate Student Training Program
application, include the following general areas: address,
ethnicity (optional), gender (optional), disabilities (optional),
standardized examination scores, academic transcripts, references,
research experience, and research goals.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.