FYI…
The application cycle for the NIH Loan Repayment Programs opens Sept. 1, so now's the time to alert your community!
The LRPs repay the outstanding student loans of researchers who are or will be conducting nonprofit biomedical or behavioral research. New contracts are awarded for a two-year period and repay up to $35,000 of qualified educational debt annually. Opportunities are available in five research areas – clinical, pediatric, health disparities, contraception and infertility and clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Apply online Sept. 1 until 8:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 15 at http://www.lrp.nih.gov
New Application Guide! Please share our fantastic new step-by-step application guide which is available at http://www.lrp.nih.gov/infographic.html#lrp This guide illustrates each step of the application process.
Questions? Potential applicants should contact the LRP Information Center at 866-849-4047 or lrp@nih.gov with any questions. If ambassadors need any additional information or would like me to draft an e-mail or article, just let me know.
Also, we are always looking for participants to feature in our success stories. If you have any news you'd like to share, please send me an e-mail.
Best Regards,
Monika
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Monika Ellis
Senior Communications Specialist
Contractor – Ripple Effect Communications
Division of Loan Repayment
Office of Extramural Programs
OER/OD/National Institutes of Health
6011 Executive Blvd., Suite 206, MSC 7650
Bethesda, MD 20892-7650
Telephone: 301.402.9786
Email: monika.ellis@nih.gov
