The National Institutes of Health has announced that its
student loan repayment program can repay up to $35,000 for
health professionals pursuing careers in clinical, pediatric,
contraception and infertility, or health disparities research.
“The NIH Loan Repayment Programs is one of our nation’s most
significant efforts to ensure a solid foundation of clinical,
pediatric, contraception and infertility, and health
disparities research professionals for the next generation,”
said Ruth Kirschstein, M.D., Senior Advisor to the Director,
NIH — adding that programs are also a way for researchers
to start a career unfettered by debt.
Only doctoral-level candidates eligible, and they must
devote 50 percent of their time to non-profit or government
funded research, and have student loans exceeding 20
percent of their institutional base salary, said NIH.
It said U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents
may apply, and that its five loan repayment programs are
the Clinical Research LRP, Clinical Research for Individuals
from Disadvantaged Backgrounds LRP, Contraception and
Infertility Research LRP, Health Disparities LRP, and
Pediatric Research LRP.
All applications for 2005 awards are due December 15. To
learn more, go to: lrp.nih.gov.
