Form 8 UGSP Deferment Form

Last Updated – August 20, 2015

OMB No. 0925-0299
Form approved for use through 08/31/2016

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) – Academic Enrollment Certification and Service Obligation Deferment Request
Applicant’s Instructions – Please complete Academic Institution’s Instructions – Please complete Section B and return the form by mail to
Section A. Give this form to the Registrar’s
National Institutes of Health Undergraduate Scholarship Program, 2 Center Drive / Room 2E26
Office at the school at which you are enrolled (MSC 0230), Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0230. Or fax to 301-594-9606. If you have any questions,
starting September 2015.
call 301-443-8215 or e-mail Dr. Rayna Truelove at [email protected]
Section A – The applicant completes this section.
1. Applicant’s Name (last, first, middle)

1a. Other Names Used on Official Documents (last, first, middle)

2. Student Identification Number
3. NIH Badge Number (completed by UGSP office)
Check One:
! I am enrolled full-time in an accredited Undergraduate Program. University Name__________________________________________________
OR
! I meet the qualifications for the deferment checked below and request that the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program defer my service
obligation for the academic period from _________________________ to _________________________.
! While I am enrolled full-time in an accredited MEDICAL SCHOOL.
! While I am enrolled full-time in an approved GRADUATE PROGRAM.
I authorize the institution indicated in Section B to release information about my academic enrollment to administrators of the NIH Undergraduate
Scholarship Program (UGSP) and to other authorized Government officials.
Signature (Sign your full name in ink)______________________________________________________________ Date______________________
Section B – To be completed by Academic Institution Registrar’s Office
I certify, to the best of my knowledge, that the student named above is/was engaged in the program indicated above, and that the student’s program
meets all the eligibility requirements on this form.
Items (1) and (2) of this section must be completed. The school may attach its own enrollment certification report listing the required information in
lieu of completing this section.
Certification of Academic Institution Registrar’s Office
The student:
(1) Is/was enrolled full-time during the academic period (MM-DD-YYYY)_______________ to (MM-DD-YYYY)_______________.
(2) Is reasonably expected to complete his/her program requirements on (MM-DD-YYYY)_______________.
The undersigned institutional representative certifies that, to the best of his/her knowledge, the information reported above is accurate. This
Certification should include the school’s seal or official stamp.
Name of School ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Financial Aid Administrator’s Name (please print)_______________________________________Title____________________________________
Signature______________________________________________________________________________Date____________________________
Telephone____________________Fax Number____________________Email Address_______________________________________________
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any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: NIH, Project Clearance Branch, 6705 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7974, Bethesda, MD
20892-7974, ATTN: PRA (0925-0299). Do not return the completed form to this address.

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Last Updated – August 20, 2015

OMB No. 0925-0299
Form approved for use through 08/31/2016

Deferment Request Form – Reverse Side
A deferment is a period during which I have been approved to postpone my service obligation to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Deferment Eligibility Criteria:
I may defer (postpone) my service obligation while I am:
" Enrolled full-time in an accredited MEDICAL SCHOOL.
" Enrolled full-time in GRADUATE SCHOOL (doctoral-level programs only).
Scholars enrolled in an UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM, please note:
" Submission of this form certifies your continuing undergraduate enrollment. If you fail to submit this form, the Undergraduate
Scholarship Program (UGSP) will assume that you have withdrawn from your undergraduate degree program. Withdrawal from college
prior to graduation constitutes a breach of your contract with the NIH.
Authorized Certifying Official
" Registrar or authorized school official or designee.
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applicant's qualifications for research training at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Information may be used during admission
consideration; in preparing appointment paperwork; and to provide data for training program evaluation. Information will be disclosed
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order for the OITE to process an application, the applicant must complete the required fields.
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241 and 282(b)(13) authorize the Director, NIH, to conduct and support research training for which fellowship support is not provided
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grant this same authority to the Director of each of the Institutes/Centers at NIH.

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