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January 15, 2013: Webinar Explains Changes and Implications of the NIH Public Access Policy Updates

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Since 2008, compliance to the NIH public access policy is a statutory requirement and a term and condition of all grant awards and cooperative agreements. Recently, NIH announced upcoming changes to public access policy reporting requirements and related NIH efforts to enhance compliance.

To help grantee institutions improve their understanding of the public access policy, NIH will host an online training webinar on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This webinar is designed for compliance officials at grantee institutions, though authors and investigators are welcome to attend. Presenters will talk about the policy changes and discuss resources and web tools that NIH has made available to help track compliance, such as MyNCBI and the Public Access Compliance Monitor. For more information and to register for the training, visit the webinar website. A recording of the webinar will be posted on this page for later viewing, as well.

October 17, 2012: New NIH RPPR Training Webinar

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Are you familiar with the new NIH Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)?  The RPPR is a Federal-wide initiative to standardize reporting by creating a uniform format for all interim reporting of research and research-related activities.  The result of this initiative is the RPPR Final Format.

As of October 19, all grantee institutions will have access to the new NIH RPPR for most Streamlined Non-competing Award Process (SNAP) and fellowship awards.  NIH expects to require the new RPPR format for all grantees with SNAP and fellowship awards in the spring of 2013.  The RPPR webpage includes a full list of Activity Codes for which the RPPR format will be available in October.

The NIH Office of Extramural Research will host a training webinar on the use of the new NIH RPPR eRA module on October 17 from 1:30-3:00pm. Space is limited to 1,000 log-ins, so register today at https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/647997446. If you are unable to attend the webinar, the event recording will be made available at a later date.

For more information about the RPPR implementation plan, see the Guide Notice.

Apply Now for the NIH Loan Repayment Programs

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If you are a researcher who has incurred significant educational debt, then the NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are for you.  In exchange for a two-year commitment to conduct biomedical or behavioral research funded by a nonprofit or government institution, the awards repay up to $35,000 of student loan debt annually. On average, nearly 40 percent of all new LRP applications are funded and the awards are renewable. To apply, visit www.lrp.nih.gov. The 2013 application cycle opens Sept. 1 and closes Nov. 15 at 8:00 p.m. EST.

Who and What We Fund

To qualify for this program–

  • your research must fit within one of five program areas
    • clinical research
    • pediatric research
    • health disparities research
    • contraception and infertility research
    • clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. 
  • possess a doctoral-level degree (with the exception of the contraception and infertility research LRP)
  • devote at least 20 hours per week to research funded by a domestic nonprofit, university or government entity
  • have educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20 percent of your annual institutional base salary
  • be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Interested in Applying?

Here are some helpful resources:

For additional assistance, call or e-mail the LRP Information Center at (866) 849-4047 or lrp@nih.gov. Also, receive application cycle updates through Twitter @NIH_LRP or Facebook.