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NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) An Overview
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Division of Loan Repayment Office of Extramural Programs/Office of Extramural Research
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About the LRPs NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) represent a vital component of our nation's
efforts to keep health professionals in research careers
Here’s how it works:
Outcome: Increase in nation’s stock of biomedical research scientists
YOU: Commit to perform research for 2 years
NIH: Repays up to $50,000/year of your qualified educational debt & covers resulting Federal taxes (39%)
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5 Extramural NIH LRPs: For individuals conducting research at non-profit Institutions
• Patient-oriented research conducted with human subjects ormaterials of human origin (including cognitive phenomenon)on the causes and consequences of disease in humans
• Accepted and reviewed by all participating NIH ICsClinical Research
• Research related to diseases or disorders in children• Basic research allowed• Accepted and reviewed by all participating NIH ICs
Pediatric Research
• Research focusing on minority and other health disparitypopulations
• Basic, clinical, social and behavioral research allowed• Now accepted and reviewed by all participating NIH ICs
Health Disparities Research
• Research focusing on conditions impacting ability to conceiveor bear children and provide new or improved methods ofpreventing pregnancy
• Applications reviewed solely by Eunice Kennedy ShriverNICHD
Contraception & Infertility Research
• Same as Clinical Research LRP• Available to clinical researchers from verifiable disadvantaged
backgrounds• Applications reviewed solely by NIMHD
Clinical Research DB
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Application Cycle Timeline
• September 1 – November 15: Application Cycle Open
• November 15: Application, IBO and Colleague Deadline
• Jan – May: Application Review
• May: IC Initial Selections
• May – July: Financial Vetting and Verifications
• Mid-July – August: Final Funding Decisions/Applicant Notifications
• November: First Lender Payments
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Basic LRP Eligibility Cri teria Extramural
Doctoral Degree M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent*Exception: Contraception & Infertility Research LRP
Research Funding Domestic nonprofit, university, or government organization; *NIH grant support NOT required
Citizenship U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
Research TimeAt least 20 hours/week
At least 20 percent of applicant’s annual income
Educational Loan Debt
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Important for FY 2019
• LRP award increased to a maximum of $50,000/year (award amount depends on awardee debt level)
• Health Disparities Research LRP participation expanded to all NIH ICs participating in the LRPs
• NIH eRA Commons ID required to submit a completed LRP application (can start the application without one, however)
• Same deadline for online application and colleague and institutional support documentation
= November 15th, 2019
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BEFORE You Start Your Application
The following are things that you can do now to be ahead of the curve:
1. Read LRP website and published notices to determine which NIH LRP and IC is the right for you
2. Talk to an NIH LRP Program Officer/Liaison at the NIH Institute and Center that you would like to review your application
3. Talk to your mentor, potential recommenders and your institutional business official regarding your interest in applying for an LRP award
4. Contact your lender to get specific loan information (including account numbers, amounts owed and promissory notes)
5. Make sure you have an eRA Commons ID
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Common Mistakes to Avoid
The following can weaken an applicant’s competitiveness: • Not contacting a program officer WELL BEFORE submitting
application • Weak or lukewarm recommendation letters ( kiss o f death…) • Questionable research commitment • Mediocre research plan • Rushed ap plication (i.e., mistakes, misspellings) • Inadequate research environment • Slim publication record
If your record is s lim, NEVER state, “I have a slim publication record, but”; Reviewers can tell by your CV; focus on identifying steps to improve
Include publication plans in your research plan (shows y ou’re thinking about how to increase)
Also, your mentor can help here by discussing in their recommendation how they will help you in this area)
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LRP Ambassador Program
What is the LRP Ambassador Program?
The LRP Amba$$.ldOr Program rs a n .. rwork of formi,r "nd o.n"nmt LRP ,1w11n:1<'<!$ thit promote the NIH L.RPs within their local extramuril sdentlflc community.
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Summary • 5 Extramural LRPs • All NIH ICs now participating in the
HDR-LRP • Educational loan repayment maximum
up to $100K over 2 yrs ▫ Depending on debt level
• Coverage of most Federal taxes resulting from the NIH LRP
• 2 year initial contracts ▫ 1 or 2 year competitive renewals
• Approximately 1,500 researchers funded yearly
• ~50% application success rate overall
**Applications Deadline - Nov 15, 2019 **Apply for your eRA Commons ID!
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Contact LRP
Website: www.lrp.nih.gov Phone: 866-849-4047 (9am-5pm, EST)
Email Inquiries: lrp@nih.gov Twitter: @NIH_LRP
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