Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 10:11     Subject: NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
I'm wondering if this is affected by the CR? I know my agency has cut all non essential stuff like this
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 09:32     Subject: NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
I don’t know if that’s still true, but it was definitely true in the 80s and 90s.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 09:31     Subject: NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
I participated in the internship in 2008. I happened to meet someone who was the PI of a lab randomly and got an interview. The thing is each lab is very specific and they're not typically funded universally ie they have their own grant money etc so I'm not even sure who is actually in charge of triaging applications. I sent my resume directly to the lab PI.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 09:28     Subject: NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know or hear anything from the 2020 NIH HS-SIP? My child’s application was completed several weeks ago, but we have not heard anything. I heard people saying that if you do not have connections, your child will not get in. They also say a lot of NIH employees’s kids get in with lower credentials. Is this true? I know a lot of FEDs are here, including NIH. Please share your insights. TIA.


I heard the same about 25 years ago. I was a top science student in high school, ended up doing a PhD at Harvard and becoming a professor in the field, and I couldn’t get that NIH summer internship. Don’t feel bad.


lol, can't tell if this is satire or not
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2024 00:14     Subject: NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
Has anyone’s kid participated in this? I just heard about it and applications are closed for this year but would be interested to try next year.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2020 03:19     Subject: NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
Age requirement is 17 years old. WTF? Should be grade based.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2020 01:25     Subject: NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know or hear anything from the 2020 NIH HS-SIP? My child’s application was completed several weeks ago, but we have not heard anything. I heard people saying that if you do not have connections, your child will not get in. They also say a lot of NIH employees’s kids get in with lower credentials. Is this true? I know a lot of FEDs are here, including NIH. Please share your insights. TIA.


I heard the same about 25 years ago. I was a top science student in high school, ended up doing a PhD at Harvard and becoming a professor in the field, and I couldn’t get that NIH summer internship. Don’t feel bad.
Anonymous
Post 03/02/2020 10:21     Subject: Re:NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
I did not even know this existed. I know it is probably too late for my DS. How and where does one apply?
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 20:44     Subject: NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
FWIW I choose interns from the general pool 80% of the time. The other 20% is when someone higher than me has a kid/nephew/friend's kid who wants an internship.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 19:09     Subject: NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know or hear anything from the 2020 NIH HS-SIP? My child’s application was completed several weeks ago, but we have not heard anything. I heard people saying that if you do not have connections, your child will not get in. They also say a lot of NIH employees’s kids get in with lower credentials. Is this true? I know a lot of FEDs are here, including NIH. Please share your insights. TIA.


Of course it’s true. Did you really think it’s an open and fair competition? You and your kid should learn how real world works.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 19:02     Subject: Re:NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
Anonymous wrote:Wow! Isn't that nepotism which is not allowed in the federal government? Surprise to see people think this is ok.

It may not be OK but it’s the status quo.
And as for the grades, they’re easily manipulated, especially on public charters.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 18:22     Subject: Re:NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
Wow! Isn't that nepotism which is not allowed in the federal government? Surprise to see people think this is ok.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 17:24     Subject: NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
There isn't much in the U.S. that is merit based; even things that are merit based aren't fair because some can afford to spend their way to better results.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 17:21     Subject: NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
Yes I think that seems likely. Internships aren’t fair at all ever and it’s mostly who you know. That’s life. I am a teacher and have observed this in so many ways. Life isn’t fair though so figuring that out sooner is better.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 16:36     Subject: NIH high school summer internship program (HS-SIP) status and fairness
Does anyone know or hear anything from the 2020 NIH HS-SIP? My child’s application was completed several weeks ago, but we have not heard anything. I heard people saying that if you do not have connections, your child will not get in. They also say a lot of NIH employees’s kids get in with lower credentials. Is this true? I know a lot of FEDs are here, including NIH. Please share your insights. TIA.