| APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS |
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· Award Procedure |
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The NIH Loan Repayment Committee (LRC) will review, rank, and approve or disapprove applications recommended for program participation by each Institute or Center (IC). Applications approved for participation by the LRC will be notified by the Program Director. The Secretary, or his designee, will sign the service contract of program participants, provide a copy to the participant, and notice of the amount of approved loan repayment. |
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· Preapplication Coordination |
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None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. |
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· Application Procedure |
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Applicants must access and submit the Loan Repayment Program application electronically via the website www.lrp.nih.gov; seek qualified employment with a sponsoring Institute or Center (IC) of the NIH. Once an application has been submitted, the Loan Repayment Committee reviews it at a regularly scheduled review meeting and a determination of loan repayment recipients is made. |
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· Deadlines |
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Review the Loan Repayment Program website www.lrp.nih.gov, or contact the Headquarters Office listed below for the application deadlines. |
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· Range of Approval/Disapproval Time |
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The approximate time for approval/disapproval is 3 months. |
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· Appeals |
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None. |
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· Renewals |
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At the conclusion of the initial 3-year contract, participants may apply and be considered for subsequent 1-year continuation contracts under the application and approval procedures specified above. |
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