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NIH Loan Repayment Programs

NIH Loan Repayment Programs. PAD Seminar October 18 , 2012 http://www.lrp.nih.gov/index.aspx. NIH Loan Repayment Programs. NIH Loan Repayment Programs repay up to $35,000 of eligible educational debt per year Applicants must commit to performing qualified research for at least two years

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NIH Loan Repayment Programs

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  1. NIH Loan Repayment Programs PAD SeminarOctober 18, 2012 http://www.lrp.nih.gov/index.aspx

  2. NIH Loan Repayment Programs • NIH Loan Repayment Programs repay up to $35,000 of eligible educational debt per year • Applicants must commit to performing qualified research for at least two years • In 2011, 21 NIH Institutes and Centers funded at least one renewal LRP contract. • You may submit only one LRP application to NIH in any fiscal year, even though your research may be appropriate for more than one of the programs

  3. Five Types of Extramural LRP funding • Clinical Research – patient-oriented clinical research conducted with human subjects or involving material of human origin • Pediatric Research – children’s diseases, disorders • Health Disparities Research - basic, clinical and behavioral • Contraception and Infertility Research- new or improved methods of preventing pregnancy • Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds - low family income

  4. General Eligibility Requirements • Citizenship: US Citizen or Permanent Resident • Doctoral Degree: • Physician Doctorate: MD or DO • Academic Doctorate: PhD, Dr PH, EdD, or ScD • Physician Doctorate/Academic Doctorate: M.D./Ph.D. • Professional Clinical Doctorate: DDS, DMD, DVM, ND, OD, PharmD, PsyD • Qualified Educational debt • Equal to or greater than 20% of base institutional base salary • Domestic, non-profit research funding • Qualified Research • 50% time (at least 20 hours per week)

  5. NIH Loan Repayment Quick Facts • In 2011, 3,159 applications were received by the NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Programs. • The Extramural Clinical Research LRP received 1604 • Overall success rate (2003-2010) is 51 % • 42 % for new and 70 % for renewal applicants • Largest Programs: Clinical Research and Pediatric Research (nearly 75 % of all awards) • Average debt is $96,484, with 36% over $100,000. • Equally competitive for men and women, but more women receive health disparities contracts.

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