Application Forms for the NIDA Summer Research Internship Program
Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection
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Regular
Approved without change
12/19/2019
10/29/2019
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2022
36 Months From Approved
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250
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The NIDA Summer Research Internship Program introduces undergraduate students to substance abuse and addiction research through internships with NIDA grantees at universities across the United States and Puerto Rico, with a goal of enhancing the number of underrepresented minorities in biomedical research. Students intern with NIDA principal investigators for eight weeks during the summer. For many of these interns, it was their first research experience and the exposure to novel and state-of-the-art science was invaluable. This opportunity has served as an introduction to the research process for many STEM students and provided the hands-on experience needed when considering a career in biomedical research.
The program no longer accepts high school students due to the new NIH High School Summer Internship Program Policy (see Attachment 2), so the minimum age requirement had to be adjusted to 18 years old. The new policy requires an on-site coordinator as well as other requirements in order to provide internships to minors, which we cannot guarantee, thus the minimum age requirement for program eligibility program has been adjusted to 18 years old.
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.