The objective of the NIH Loan Repayment Programs (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 six 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 background