NIH Announces Loan Repayment Program

The NIH has posted announcements for the following Extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRP):

• Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Researchers (LRP-CR) – NOT-OD-13-081
• Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds (LRP-IDB) – NOT-OD-13-082
• Extramural Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program (LRP-PR) - NOT-OD-13-083
• Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Contraception and Infertility Researchers (LRP-CIR) – NOT-OD-13-084
• Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Health Disparities Research (LRP-HDR) - NOT-OD-13-085

The overall purpose of the extramural LRP is the recruitment and retention of highly qualified health professionals as research investigators to careers in research.  Additional detailed information about each LRP is provided at http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about_the_programs/index.aspx.