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NIH Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Intramural Training & Education

Pays you

$46,100–$59,300/yr

Unified NIH stipend chart effective Oct 1, 2024: Year 1 (0-1 yr research experience) $46,100; Year 2 $55,400; Year 3 $57,300; Years 4-5 $59,300

One- to two-year, full-time paid research position at NIH intramural labs for recent bachelor's-degree graduates planning to apply to grad or med school. Explicitly designed to let students defer graduate school matriculation, hired individually by NIH labs on a rolling basis.

Term
12 mo–24 mo
Housing
Not provided
Airfare
Not covered
Citizenship
U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident

Deadlines

  • rollingrolling

    No single national deadline; individual NIH labs/institutes recruit and hire on a rolling basis year-round

    Rolling / no fixed deadline

Official site

Verified 8/26/2026 · www.training.nih.gov