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                Scientific Internships, Fellowships / Trainees and Non-U.S. Citizens

Scientific Internships, Fellowships / Trainees and Non-U.S. Citizens

                        FDA Fellows Association (FFA)
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          Graduate Certificate in Regulatory Science (NCTR)
          OCE Summer Scholars Program
          Summer Student Research Program (NCTR)
          Visiting Pediatric Pharmacology Fellows Rotation Program


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          Foreign National Training Program (NCTR)
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          FDA Visiting Scientist ProgramsScientific Internships, Fellowships / Trainees and Non-U.S. Citizens FDA Visiting Scientist Programs
  
  	
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    PrintFDA’s Visiting Scientist Program provides opportunities for distinguished foreign scientists at all levels of their careers to work on problems of mutual interest. By facilitating exchange of information and promoting collaborative research and/or regulatory review, the program advances knowledge in the health sciences and enhances the medical environment. There are two categories of FDA’s Visiting Scientist Program participants: Visiting Associates and Visiting Scientists.Visiting AssociatesTo qualify as a Visiting Associate, you may be foreign nationals (resident or nonresident aliens); however, you must possess a valid working VISA. You must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent degree (e.g., MD, V.M.D., or Sc.D.) in the health sciences plus ***less than two (2) years***of post-doctoral research/regulatory review experience.  A Visiting Associate is hired equivalent to the pay grades of a General Schedule (GS) 9 step 1 up to a 12, step 10.Visiting ScientistsTo qualify as a Visiting Scientist, you may be a foreign national (resident or nonresident alien); however, you must possess a valid working VISA. You must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent degree (e.g., MD, V.M.D., or Sc.D.) in the health sciences and who possess two (2) or more years of post-doctoral research/regulatory review experience.A Visiting Scientist is hired equivalent to the pay grades of a General Schedule (GS) 13 step 1 up to a 15 step 10.ResourcesUSAJOBS- employment for non-citizens fact sheetDHS - citizen & immigration

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      07/19/2018Scientific Internships, Fellowships / Trainees and Non-U.S. Citizens

          
                        FDA Fellows Association (FFA)
          Federal Information Privacy Internship Program
          Graduate Certificate in Regulatory Science (NCTR)
          OCE Summer Scholars Program
          Summer Student Research Program (NCTR)
          Visiting Pediatric Pharmacology Fellows Rotation Program


                        Office of Policy Internships
          Commissioner's Fellowship Program
          Device Evaluation Intern Program (CDRH)
          Faculty Research Program (NCTR)
          FDA Pharmacy Student Experiential Program
          Foreign National Training Program (NCTR)
          Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program
          Medical Device Fellowship Program for Physicians, Engineers, Scientists
          Postgraduate Research Program (NCTR)
          Science Internship Program (NCTR)
          Veterinary Medicine Student Programs
 
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