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NIH Loan Repayment Programs

NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Programs

Repays educational debt for researchers doing qualifying research outside NIH, across 24 participating institutes.

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The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) are congressionally established programs that recruit and retain health professionals in biomedical and biobehavioral research careers by repaying up to $50,000 per year of qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to conduct NIH mission-relevant research. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute participates in three of the five extramural LR…

Heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorder biomedical research conducted by extramural health professionals in clinical, pediatric, and health disparities research tracks.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.15 Nov 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.12–24 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: grants.nih.gov