Applications to NIH Loan Repayment Programs Accepted through Nov. 16

The objective of the NIH LRPs is to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals to careers in biomedical or biobehavioral research. If you are a qualified health professional who agrees to engage in NIH mission-relevant research for at least 20 hours per week at nonprofit or government institution, you may be eligible to apply to the one of the five extramural LRPs: Clinical Research Extramural LRP: Patient-oriented research conducted with human subjects; Pediatric Research Extramural LRP: Research that is directly related to diseases, disorders, and other conditions in children; Health Disparities Research Extramural LRP: Research that focuses on minority and other health disparity populations; Contraception and Infertility Research Extramural LRP: Research on conditions impacting the ability conceive and bear young; and, Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds Extramural LRP: Available to clinical investigators from disadvantaged backgrounds. Approximately 1,500 scientists benefit from the $70 million NIH invests each year through the extramural LRPs. On average, nearly 40% of all new LRP applications are funded, and these awards are competitively renewable (for a one or two-year period) until all educational debt is repaid. The LRPs are unique programs, with tremendous benefit to young researchers, so we strongly encourage researchers that were not successful in getting their applications funded to apply again. To qualify, applicants...
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