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very relevant for new PhDs on the job market.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Mike Hout
[mailto:mikehout@berkeley.edu] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, September 01,
2010 8:39 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Leora Lawton<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Fwd: NIH Loan Repayment
Programs - Apply Now for 2011 Awards</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=4 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>The 2011 application cycle for the National Institutes of
Health’s Loan Repayment Programs is now open, and applications can be found
online at<a href="http://www.lrp.nih.gov/">www.lrp.nih.gov</a>. The LRPs repay
the outstanding student loans of researchers who are or will be conducting
nonprofit biomedical or behavioral research, and opportunities are available in
five research areas<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></font><b><i><font
face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>–</span></font></i></b><span
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face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>clinical,
pediatric, health disparities, contraception and infertility and clinical
research for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Applications
will be accepted until 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on November 15, 2010.</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>New LRP
contracts are awarded for a two-year period and repay up to $35,000 of
qualified educational debt annually. Tax offsets also are provided as an
additional benefit. Participants may apply for competitive renewals, which are
issued for one or two years. Undergraduate, graduate, medical school, and other<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><font color=black><span
style='color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'>health professional school</span></font><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>loans qualify for repayment.<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><i><u><span style='font-style:italic'>An
NIH grant or other NIH funding is not required to apply for or participate in
the LRPs.</span></u></i> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Applicants must
possess a doctoral-level degree (with the exception of the contraception and
infertility research LRP); be a U.S. citizen, national or permanent resident;
devote 20 hours or more per week to conducting qualified research funded by a
domestic nonprofit, university or government entity; and have qualified
educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20 percent of their institutional
base salary.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Each
year, nearly 1,600 research scientists benefit from the more than $70 million
NIH invests in their careers through the extramural LRPs. Twenty-six percent of
awards are made to individuals within one to five years of receiving their
doctoral degree. More than 75 percent of awards go to individuals within 10
years of receiving their doctoral degree. Approximately 40 percent of new
applications and 70 percent of renewal applications are funded. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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and Center (IC) research priorities, potential applicants should review “Tips
for Completing a Competitive Application” at<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://www.lrp.nih.gov/pdf/0310_1_application_tips.pdf">http://www.lrp.nih.gov/pdf/0310_1_application_tips.pdf</a><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>and contact an IC LRP liaison. The
list of ICs and their liaisons can be found at<span
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href="http://www.lrp.nih.gov/contact_us/contact_list.aspx">http://www.lrp.nih.gov/contact_us/contact_list.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Visit the LRP
website at<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://www.lrp.nih.gov/">www.lrp.nih.gov</a><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>for more information and to access the
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or<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:lrp@nih.gov">lrp@nih.gov</a>.
Also, receive application cycle updates through Twitter @NIH_LRP or<a
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