Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Facilitating Opportunities in Cutting-edge Science (LRP-FOCUS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Free. One email, no account needed.
- Posted
- Jul 13, 2026
- Amount
- $50,000
- Closes
- Nov 19, 2026 (in 129 days)
Amount
$50,000
Who can apply
criteria to participate in the Extramural LRP:Applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents.Unless an exception is specified in the IC's FOCUS area, applicants for LRP-FOCUS must possess an M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., Psy.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., D.P.M., D.C., N.D., O.D., D.V.M., or equivalent doctoral-level degree from an accredited institution.Applicants must have total qualifying educational debt equal to or in excess of 20 percent of their institutional annual base salary at the time of…
About this opportunity
Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD) This Notice replaces NOT-OD-25-094 and provides program-specific information for the Extramural Loan Repayment Program for Facilitating Opportunities in Cutting-edge Science (LRP-FOCUS). The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. Additional detailed information about each LRP is provided at https://grants.nih.gov/funding/funding-categories/lrp. The NIH invites qualified health professionals who contractually agree to engage in NIH mission-relevant research for an average of at least 20 hours each week for at least two years, initially, to apply for an award in the Extramural LR...