NIH Loan Repayment Programs
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:
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Clinical Research Extramural LRP: Patient-oriented research conducted with human subjects;
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Pediatric Research Extramural LRP: Research that is directly related to diseases, disorders, and other conditions in children;
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Health Disparities Research Extramural LRP: Research that focuses on minority and other health disparity populations;
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Contraception and Infertility Research Extramural LRP: Research on conditions impacting the ability conceive and bear young; and,
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Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds Extramural LRP: Available to clinical investigators from disadvantaged background
- Research in Emerging Areas Critical to Human Health: For researchers pursuing major opportunities or gaps in emerging areas of human health. Launching September 1, 2021. Check out the NIH guide notice.
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