NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP)
The 2023 application cycle is open!
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:
Each program provides for the repayment of up to $50,000 annually of a researcher’s qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research.Northwestern Submission Process
- Applicant must submit a completed Northwestern Loan Repayment Program Certification Form by close of business on November 6, 2023. [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.