NIH Loan Repayment Programs: A Lifeline for Biomedical and Biobehavioral Researchers: Applications Accepted September 1 – November 15
By the time many researchers have completed their education and training, they have amassed on average $160,000 in student loan debt. The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a set of programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The LRPs counteract early-career researchers’ financial pressure by repaying up to $35,000 annually ($70,000 over a two-year contract) of a researcher’s qualifying educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in research areas important to the mission of NIH.
Nearly 1,400 scientists benefit from the $68 million NIH invests each year through the extramural LRPs. On average, nearly 50% 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 NIH LRPs application cycle is open from September 1 – November 15, 2018, so NOW is the time to learn more about the five extramural NIH LRPs and apply for your lifeline TODAY.
Extramural NIH Loan Repayment Programs:
Clinical Research Extramural LRP
Pediatric Research Extramural LRP
Health Disparities Research Extramural LRP
Contraception and Infertility Research Extramural LRP
Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds Extramural LRP
Basic Extramural LRP Eligibility:
U.S. citizen or permanent resident
Doctoral Degree
Have student loan debt at least 20% of yo...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Biomedical Workforce loan repayment program LRP Source Type: funding
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