Program Description
The General Research Loan Repayment Program recruits and retains
health professionals performing research in fields required by the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) to carry out its mission by providing educational
loan repayment for participants with substantial amounts of educational debt
relative to income. Program participants agree by written contract to engage
in laboratory or clinical research as employees in the intramural research
program of the NIH for a minimum 3-year period. The maximum program benefit
participants can qualify to receive is $35,000 per year in loan repayments
and $13,650 per year in Federal tax reimbursements. Recipients must agree by
written contract to engage in clinical or laboratory research, initially,
for a minimum of 3 years. Continuation contracts for 1-year terms are
available, dependent upon the level of debt and continued involvement in
research as an employee in the intramural research
program of the NIH.
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a U.S.
national, citizen or permanent resident qualified/certified/licensed for
laboratory or clinical research, who has student loan debt and is either a
health care professional or has a doctoral degree and is employed by the
National Institutes of Health.
Loan Terms
N/A
Application Process For more information, see the Program Contact Information below.
Program Contact Information
You may contact the program office directly by the following
toll-free phone number or by email at:
Director
Office of Loan Repayment and Scholarship
lrp@nih.gov
866-849-4047
For more information on the Loan Repayment Program for General
Research and how to apply, visit:
http://www.lrp.nih.gov
Managing Agency
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/
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