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Loan Repayment for Contraception and Infertility Researchers
NIH Guide Notice
The Clinical Research LRP is a vital component of our nation's efforts to attract health professionals to careers in clinical research.
In exchange for a two-year commitment to your clinical research career, NIH will repay up to $35,000 per year of your qualified
educational debt, pay an additional 39% of the repayments to cover your Federal taxes, and may reimburse state taxes that result from these payments.
To be eligible you must also be a U.S. citizen (or U.S. national or permanent resident) and a physician, Ph.D.-level scientist, veterinarian, nurse, physician assistant , graduate student, or postgraduate research fellow training in the health professions.
You must commit to conduct contraception and infertility research for 50% or more of your total level of effort for an average of at least 20 hours per week during each quarterly service period. That is, during each quarter of the two-year LRP contract period, you must conduct the required research for a minimum of 240 hours (based on a 12-week quarter) or 260 hours (based on a 13-week quarter). The research must be funded by a domestic nonprofit or U.S. Government (Federal, state or local) entity.
Also, the research must not be prohibited by Federal law or
NIH policy. [Click here for additional eligibility criteria.]
NIH defines contraception and infertility research as follows:
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defined as research whose long-range objective is to
evaluate, treat or ameliorate conditions which result in
the failure of couples to either conceive or bear young.
Contraception research is defined as research whose
ultimate goal is to provide new or improved methods
of preventing pregnancy.
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For this program applicants must be engaged in qualified research at an NICHD Extramural laboratory or in a qualified domestic nonprofit institution during the period of program
participation.
Click here
to read additional details about program eligibility.
Applications are competitive. The NIH Division of Loan Repayment screens the
applications for completeness and eligibility. Applications are then
forwarded to NICHD for review, scoring, and ranking.
Reviewers are asked to give priority to applicants with a clear career
focus in the specialized areas of contraception and/or infertility research
over those engaging in general reproductive sciences research.
In evaluating the application, reviewers are asked to consider the
following criteria:
- Appropriateness of the applicant's previous training and
experience as preparation for a career in contraception and
infertility research;
- Suitability of the applicant's proposed clinical
research
activities in the two-year period to foster a career in
contraception and infertility research;
- Assessment of the applicant's commitment to a research
career as reflected by the personal statement of long-term
career goals and the plan outlined to achieve those goals;
- Strength of recommendations attesting to the applicant's
potential for a career in contraception and/or infertility
research;
- Availability of appropriate scientific colleagues to
achieve and/or enhance the applicant's research independence; and
- Quality and appropriateness of institutional resources and
facilities.
Specific questions about the Contraception and Infertility Research
Loan Repayment Program can be directed to Dr. Steve Kaufman of the
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 301-435-6989,
or e-mail: kaufmans@mail.nih.gov
The Contraception and Infertility Research LRP Applicant Information Bulletin contains additional information and can be viewed by following this link.
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New Applications for
Contraception
and Infertility Research LRP
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Renewal Applications for
Contraception
and Infertility Research LRP
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Source: NIH LRP
Data Accurate as of 01/31/08
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