U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Essential First Steps
Registration
Before starting an application, prospective applicants must register for an LRP login account using one of the methods provided on the portal page. Registration must be completed during the open application period. Please review the Application Periods. Registration completed at other times will be invalidated.
Type of Award
The LRPs have two broad types of awards: First awards, called New Awards, and subsequent awards, called Renewal Awards.
New Award: If a prospective applicant has never received an LRP award, apply for a New Award.
Renewal Award: If a prospective applicant has received at least one prior LRP award, apply for a Renewal Award.
Next Steps
Select a Program below and navigate through the pages to learn about the Program, Eligibility, Review Process, Benefits, Contractual Obligations, Deadlines, Preparing an Application, and Loan Requirements & Resources. Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Eligibility & Programs page.
Clinical Research
For investigators conducting patient-oriented clinical research with human subjects or research on disease in human populations involving material of human origin.
Pediatric Research
For investigators conducting research directly related to diseases, disorders, and other conditions in children, including pediatric pharmacological research.
Health Disparities Research
For investigators conducting research that focuses on one or more of the minority health disparity populations defined by NIMHD and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Contraception and Infertility Research
For investigators conducting research in conditions that impact the ability of couples to either conceive or bear young, or research on providing new or improved methods of preventing pregnancy.
Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
For clinical investigators coming from an environment that inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skill, and ability required to enroll in, and graduate from, a health professional school, or a family with an annual income below low-income thresholds.
AIDS Research
For NIH investigators conducting research with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
For NIH clinical investigators coming from an environment that inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skill and ability required to enroll in and graduate from a health professional school, or a family with an annual income below low-income thresholds.
For NIH investigarors of fellows who are offered employment by the NIH in subspecialty and residency training program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
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Sep 1, 2016 - Dec 1, 2016