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<h2>Requirements</h2>
<ul>
<li><span>All volunteers must carry their own health insurance and submit proof of coverage. </span></li>
<li><span>Permanent residents must be cleared by the Division of International Services (DIS), Office of Research Services (ORS), NIH.</span></li>
<li><span>Applicants must be at least 16 years old. Applicants under 18 years of age must meet Federal government employment standards for minors or provide a State issued work permit. The agreement of a parent or guardian is also required before the volunteer services of minors can be accepted.</span></li>
<li><span><strong>Special requirements for Non-immigrant Foreign Nationals</strong>: Must have appropriate visas that support activities at NIH and must have, at a minimum, a masters degree or equivalent. Please note that processing time for foreign volunteer applications can be extensive due to betting and review requirements.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Compensation:</strong> Unpaid</p>
<p><strong>Learning credit:</strong> Students who are interested in obtaining course credit for volunteering should arrange accordingly with their academic advisors.</p>
<p><strong>Time commitment: </strong>Depending on needs of the programmatic area, commensurate with candidate availability. Onsite volunteer work must be conducted within normal library operating hours (Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm, holidays excluded).</p>
<p>NLM is an Official Certifying Organization for the <a href="https://presidentialserviceawards.gov/">
President's Volunteer Service Awards</a>, an initiative of the <a href="https://www.nationalservice.gov/">Corporation for National and Community Service</a>.</p>
<br />
<h2>Contact</h2>
<p>When this program reopens, interested individuals should send the following materials via email to the <a href="https://support.nlm.nih.gov/">NLM Support Center</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li><span>a cover letter detailing:</span>
<ul>
<li><span>interests, skills, and expertise and the NLM programmatic area(s) of specific interest, including how the individuals background would benefit the programmatic area(s) of specific interest</span></li>
<li><span>availability of the volunteer, including how many hours per week could be offered, and for what duration (eg. 3 months, 6 months, etc.)</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>current resume or curriculum vitae (CV)</span></li>
<li><span>contact details of three professional references</span></li>
</ul>
<p>The NLM highly encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.</p>
<p><strong>Please note that NLM volunteer opportunities do not result in employment with the NLM</strong>.</p>
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