The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program appears to be operating as intended, with scholars achieving career milestones at high rates¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 2 studies · 1 causal r?, 1 associational r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2005 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The program appears to be operating as intended and scholars are achieving career milestones at high rates. → Steven Glazerman 2005

q2 i? The program's process evaluation found it operating as intended, with scholars achieving career milestones at high rates. → Tim Silva 2005

Evidence¶

Steven Glazerman 2005¶

Steven Glazerman, Neil Seftor, Jesse Gregory. (2005). The NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program: Career Outcomes of Scholars and Non-Awarded Finalists. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-nih-undergraduate-scholarship-program-career-outcomes-of-scholars-and-nonawarded-finalists

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Overall finding of Mathematica's evaluation of the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program: the program "appears to be operating as intended" and scholars achieve career milestones at high rates. No effect sizes are printed in the available text.

"Mathematica’s evaluation found that the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program appears to be operating as intended and that scholars are achieving career milestones at high rates."

Tim Silva 2005¶

Tim Silva. (2005). Process Analysis on the Operation of the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/process-analysis-on-the-operation-of-the-nih-undergraduate-scholarship-program

q2 · i? · associational · r?

A process analysis of the scholarship program's operation, reported by Mathematica Policy Research, concluded the program "appears to be operating as intended" and that scholars reach career milestones at high rates. No statistics are printed on the page.

"Mathematica’s evaluation found that the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program appears to be operating as intended and that scholars are achieving career milestones at high rates."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program scholars reach biomedical research career milestones at substantially higher rates than non-awarded finalists — related
• NIH spends millions of dollars annually on scholarships for disadvantaged undergraduate science students — related
• Alumni survey responsiveness tends to peak at two milestones: the first year out and the fourth or fifth year out — related
• Participation in NIH loan repayment programs is associated with longer stays at the NIH and in research careers — related
• Service scholarship and loan forgiveness programs effectively recruit and retain high-quality professionals when they cover a significant portion of tuition or living costs — a broader claim this one bears on
• Eligibility for NIH loan repayment is associated with higher recruitment success of biomedical researchers — related