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</span></font><blockquote><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><b>From: </b>"Ellis, Monika (NIH/OD) [C]" <<a href="Monika.Ellis@nih.gov">Monika.Ellis@nih.gov</a>><br>
<b>Date: </b>September 1, 2010 11:42:11 AM EDT<br>
<b>To: </b>"Ellis, Monika (NIH/OD) [C]" <<a href="Monika.Ellis@nih.gov">Monika.Ellis@nih.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject: NIH Loan Repayment Application Cycle Opened Today, Sept. 1<br>
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The application cycle for the NIH Loan Repayment Programs opened today, Sept. 1. Please share this information with researchers at your institution. These programs repay up to $35,000 of educational debt annually and are open to biomedical and behavioral researchers who are committed to conducting two years of qualified biomedical or behavioral research at a nonprofit, university or government institution. On average, nearly 40 percent of all new LRP applications are funded, and the awards are renewable.<br>
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</b>The five LRPs are clinical research, pediatric research, health disparities research, contraception and infertility research, and clinical research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. To qualify, research must fit within one of these program areas, and individuals must<br>
</span></font><span style="font-size:11pt"><font face="Symbol">· </font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">possess a doctoral-level degree (with the exception of the contraception and infertility research LRP);<br>
</font><font face="Symbol">· </font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">devote at least 20 hours per week to research funded by a domestic nonprofit, university or government entity;<br>
</font><font face="Symbol">· </font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">have educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20 percent of their annual institutional base salary; and<br>
</font><font face="Symbol">· </font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial">be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.<br>
<b><i>The application cycle will close Nov. 15, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. EST. More details and the application can be found at <font color="#0000FF">www.lrp.nih.gov <<a href="http://www.lrp.nih.gov">http://www.lrp.nih.gov</a>> </font>.</i></b> For additional assistance, potential applicants may call or e-mail the LRP Information Center at (866) 849-4047 or <font color="#0000FF"><a href="lrp@nih.gov">lrp@nih.gov</a></font>. Also, to receive program updates throughout the application cycle updates, follow us on Twitter @NIH_LRP or <font color="#0000FF">www.twitter.com/NIH_LRP <<a href="http://www.twitter.com/NIH_LRP">http://www.twitter.com/NIH_LRP</a>> </font>.<br>
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Best Regards,<br>
Monika<br>
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Monika Ellis<br>
Senior Communications Specialist<br>
Contractor – Ripple Effect Communications <br>
Division of Loan Repayment <br>
Office of Extramural Programs <br>
OER/OD/National Institutes of Health <br>
6011 Executive Blvd., Suite 206, MSC 7650 <br>
Bethesda, MD 20892-7650 <br>
Email: <font color="#0000FF"><a href="monika.ellis@nih.gov">monika.ellis@nih.gov</a></font></span></font></font><font color="#0000FF"><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt"> <<a href="mailto:monika.ellis@nih.gov">mailto:monika.ellis@nih.gov</a>> <br>
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