Loan Repayment Program for Clinical Research and the
Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) participates in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Program (LRP) for Clinical Research (LRP-CR) and the Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Program (PR-LRP). The programs propose to recruit and retain qualified health professionals (applicants must have a M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D. D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.P.M., D.C., N.D., or equivalent degree) to participate in these programs as clinical investigators and pediatric researchers. The LRPs provide repayment of up to $35,000 of the educational loans of extramural grantees or awardees for each year of obligated service.
Highlights of the NIAAA Loan Replacement Program
(Power Point presentation) by NIAAA Associate Director Kenneth Warren, Ph.D., September 10, 2004)
The application cycle opened September 1, 2008, and will close on December 3, 2008 at 8 p.m. EST.
For detailed information including eligibility requirements and application forms, visit the Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) Web site.
Last reviewed: October 2008
Updated: September 2007