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NIH Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program

 
Program
web site		 http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about/lrp-clinical.htm
Sponsor National Institutes of Health
Deadlines December 1, 2009
Purpose The purpose of the Clinical Research LRP is to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals as clinical investigators.
Eligibility Eligibility is open to all doctoral-level clinical researchers with a domestic nonprofit or U.S government (Federal, state or local) funding. To participate, you must conduct clinical research for 50% or more of your total level of effort for an average of at least 20 hours per week during each quarterly service period. That is, during each quarter of the two-year LRP contract period, you must conduct the required research for a minimum of 240 hours (based on a 12-week quarter) or 260 hours (based on a 13-week quarter). The research must be funded by a domestic nonprofit or U.S. Government (Federal, state or local) entity. Also, the research must not be prohibited by Federal law or NIH policy. See Program web site for additional eligibility details.
Geographic
coverage		 Nationwide
Amount of
funding		 In exchange for a two-year commitment to your clinical research career, NIH will repay up to $35,000 per year of your qualified educational debt, pay an additional 39% of the repayments to cover your Federal taxes, and may reimburse state taxes that result from these payments.
Application
process		 The application process for the Extramural Loan Repayment Programs is conducted electronically. Application material information is located at the NIH Loan Repayment website at: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about/applicationguide.htm

 

For more information contact:
LRP Information Center staff is available to answer your questions Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. Call 866-849-4047 or e-mail lrp@nih.gov.

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