This month at the NIH: NIH FY2004 loan repayment program for clinical and pediatric researchers

Abstract

The National Institutes of Health has announced the 2004 Extramural Loan Repayment Programs for Clinical Researchers (LRP-CR) and Pediatric Researchers (PR-LRP). The objective of these programs is to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals as clinical investigators or as pediatric investigators.For LRP-CR, nearly 500 individuals applied in FY 2002 and nearly 1200 in FY 2003. The number of LRP-CR awards in FY 2003 increased to nearly 750. In FY 2002, two-thirds of LRP-CR awards went to applicants with M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degrees. Also, a majority of LRP-CR awardees were research trainees. In FY 2003 nearly 500 individuals applied to the Pediatric Research LRP. NIH awarded loan repayment to nearly 300 Pediatric researchers. In Fiscal Year 2004, NIH intends to commit $38 million to fund 700 LRP-CR participants and $15 million to fund 300 PR-LRP participants.These programs provide for the repayment of educational loan debt of up to $35,000 annually for qualified health professionals conducting clinical or pediatric research for domestic non-profit or government entities. In addition, the NIH will cover up to 39% of the Federal tax liability resulting from the loan repayment, and may also provide reimbursement for state and local tax liabilities. Participants contract to conduct research for 50% of their time, or not less than 20 hours per week for a 2-year period. Applicants must be supported by a domestic nonprofit institution or a Federal or domestic state or local government entity. Applications for these programs will be accepted September 1 through December 31, 2003.The notice describing the LRP-CR can be found at: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD03057.html. The notice describing the PR-LRP can be found at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-058.html. Full details about the Loan Repayment Programs including the online application can be found at http://www.lrp.nih.gov/. The National Institutes of Health has announced the 2004 Extramural Loan Repayment Programs for Clinical Researchers (LRP-CR) and Pediatric Researchers (PR-LRP). The objective of these programs is to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals as clinical investigators or as pediatric investigators. For LRP-CR, nearly 500 individuals applied in FY 2002 and nearly 1200 in FY 2003. The number of LRP-CR awards in FY 2003 increased to nearly 750. In FY 2002, two-thirds of LRP-CR awards went to applicants with M.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degrees. Also, a majority of LRP-CR awardees were research trainees. In FY 2003 nearly 500 individuals applied to the Pediatric Research LRP. NIH awarded loan repayment to nearly 300 Pediatric researchers. In Fiscal Year 2004, NIH intends to commit $38 million to fund 700 LRP-CR participants and $15 million to fund 300 PR-LRP participants. These programs provide for the repayment of educational loan debt of up to $35,000 annually for qualified health professionals conducting clinical or pediatric research for domestic non-profit or government entities. In addition, the NIH will cover up to 39% of the Federal tax liability resulting from the loan repayment, and may also provide reimbursement for state and local tax liabilities. Participants contract to conduct research for 50% of their time, or not less than 20 hours per week for a 2-year period. Applicants must be supported by a domestic nonprofit institution or a Federal or domestic state or local government entity. Applications for these programs will be accepted September 1 through December 31, 2003. The notice describing the LRP-CR can be found at: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD03057.html. The notice describing the PR-LRP can be found at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-058.html. Full details about the Loan Repayment Programs including the online application can be found at http://www.lrp.nih.gov/.