NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP)
The 2024 application period is closed. Information about the 2025 application period will be available in mid-2025.
The National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program is designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. For researchers outside NIH, support is provided via the following extramural programs:
- Clinical Research
- Pediatric Research
- Health Disparities Research
- Contraception and Infertility Research
- Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
- Research in Emerging Areas Critical to Human Health (REACH)
Northwestern Submission Process (2024)
- Applicant must submit a completed Northwestern Loan Repayment Program Certification Form by close of business on November 14, 2024. [Note: Use Adobe Acrobat to utilize fillable PDF form features].
- The form must include all required information and be attested and signed by the applicant, department/division administrator, and department chair/division chief.
- Submit the completed certification to Sponsored Research via our NIH LRP Certification Submission e-Form.
- Applicant is responsible for application submission via the LRP online site, National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program (LRP). Applicant should choose Pamela Hawkins as Institutional Authorized Official using p-hawkins@northwestern.edu as the email address. (Do not use the Sponsored Research general email address.)
Questions about the Northwestern process? Contact Pamela Hawkins.