November 18, 2015 Ericka M. Boone, Ph.D. Director, Division of Loan - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Ericka M. Boone, Ph.D. Director, Division of Loan Repayment NIH Office of Extramural Programs/NIH Office of Extramural Research

November 18, 2015

LRP Overview

• General Overview of LRPs
• Eligibility and Qualifying Research
• Programs
• Application Components
• Peer Review Criteria
• Tips for Writing a Competitive Application
• Common Mistakes
• Wrap Up

About the LRPs

Outcome: Increase in nation’s stock of biomedical research

scientists

NIH: Repays up to $35,000/year of your qualified educational

debt and covers resulting taxes (39%)

YOU: Commit to perform research for

2 years

NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a vital component in our nation's effort to keep health professionals in research careers

Here’s how it works:

*Note: Initial awards: 2 years; Renewal awards: 1 or 2 years

Basic Eligibility Requirements

• U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or permanent resident
• Doctoral-level degree (M.D., Ph.D. or equivalent)
• EXCEPTION = Contraception & Infertility Research LRP
• Qualified educational debt greater than 20% of annual

base salary

• Qualified research at a domestic, non-profit research
• rganization for at least 20 hours/week (50% effort)
• Domestic, nonprofit research funding (e.g., university or

government organization) **NIH grant support is NOT required** *Visit www.lrp.nih.gov for more information

Individuals are not eligible for the NIH LRPs if they:

• Have a Federal judgment lien against their property

arising from a Federal debt

• Are a full-time Federal government employee or VA

Fellow

• Owe an obligation of health professional service to the

Federal government, a state, or other entity, unless deferrals are granted for the length of their LRP service

• bligation

▫ NRSA T32, T90 and F32 awardees are eligible. NIH grants a deferral of the NRSA service obligation.

Other Eligibility Issues

Five Extramural Programs

• Clinical Research
• Pediatric Research
• Health Disparities Research
• Contraception and Infertility

Research

• Clinical Research for

Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

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For clinical investigators interacting with human patients in an inpatient or outpatient setting Qualifying research:

• Patient-oriented clinical research (must have direct contact with

human subjects or materials of human origin, e.g., tissue specimen or cognitive phenomena)

• Research on the causes and consequences of disease
• Clarify a problem in human physiology, pathophysiology or

disease

• Epidemiologic or behavioral studies
• Outcomes research or health services research
• Develop new technologies, therapeutic interventions, or clinical

trials

Clinical Research LRP

For investigators conducting research directly related to diseases, disorders, and other conditions in children Qualifying Research:

Research directly related to diseases, disorders, and other conditions in children, including pediatric pharmacology

**Basic research can be conducted under the pediatric research LRP

Pediatric Research LRP

For investigators conducting research that focuses on minority health disparity populations/issues Qualifying research:

• Within health disparity populations
• Causes of health disparities
• Methods to prevent, diagnose and treat such conditions

Health Disparities Research LRP

For investigators conducting research in conditions that impact on the ability of couples to either conceive or bear young. Note:

• Applications reviewed by National Institute of Child

Health and Human Development (NICHD).

• Acceptable degrees include doctoral-level and other

allied health professionals (e.g., nurses, physician assistants, graduate students, or postgraduate research fellows training in a health profession)

Contraception and Infertility LRP

For clinical investigators coming from an environment that inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skill, and ability required to enroll in, and graduate from, a health professional school, or from a family with an annual income below low-income thresholds. Note:

• Applications reviewed by National Institute on Minority

Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

• Applicants must certify disadvantaged background

status

Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds LRP

The LRP application is divided into three (3) sections:

• Personal Information – contact info and background;

personal statement about career goals, verification of citizenship status

• Research – description of proposed research, identification of

research supervisor, institutional business officials and recommenders; NIH sends an email to these individuals and they are asked to respond online

• Loan Information (new applicants only) – lender and

servicer information, loan number, total loan amounts, loan status (in repayment/forbearance), etc

The Application

Review Process

Division of Loan Repayment Center for Scientific Review NIH Institute or Center Peer Review NIH Institute or Center

YOU

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Reviewers evaluate applicant’s potential to succeed in a research career by rating:

• Applicant’s previous training and research experience
• Applicant’s commitment to a research career
• Recommendation letters
• Quality and appropriateness of the research

environment (including research environment, materials and

equipment, etc)

• Research progress (for Renewal applications only)

Peer Review Criteria

NJ MA WA OR CA NV AZ UT CO WY MT ID ND SD NE KS OK TX AR MO IA MN WI IL IN KY TN MS LA AL GA FL SC NC VA WV OH MI PA NY ME AK HI DE MD VT

NH

CT RI NM

Map not to scale and is only for illustration

# of Participants

States DE, NV, OK, WY

1-25

AK,AL,AR,AZ,DC,HI,IA, ID,IN,KS,KY,LA,ME,MN ,MS,MT,ND,NE,NH,NJ, NM,OR,PR,RI,SC,SC, UT,VA,VT,WI,VW

26-50

CO,CT.FL,FA,IL,MI,MO, OH,TN,WA

51-100

MD,NC,PA,TX

101-150

MA,NY

151-200

CA

Contracts by State:

FY 2014 California had the most recipients, followed by Massachusetts and New York

# of Awards FY 2007 thru FY 2014

909 909 879 934 872 882 771 819 383 347 388 335 412 382 294 315 289 289 295 262 232 242 228 191

300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14

# of Applications Contraceptive & Infertility Clinical DB Health Disp Pediatric Clinical

**Average ~ 3000 applications/year

(N=1,646) (N=1,583) (N=1,604) (N=1,584) (N=1,572) (N=1,554) (N=1,328) (N=1,357)

NIH LRP Applications & Awards, FY07-FY14

300 600 900 1200 1500 1800 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 # of Awards

1,646 1,583 1,604 1,584 1,572 1,554 1,328 1,357

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 # of Applications

Contraceptive & Infertility Clinical DB Health Disp Pediatric Clinical

3,218 3,159 3,100 2,721 2,685 3,066 3,377 3,391

These tips will help you strengthen your application.

• Know the funding priorities of the NIH Institute or Center

that will review your application

• Effectively demonstrate your qualifications and

commitment to research.

• Describe resources and support thoroughly.
• Write a strong research plan.
• Provide strong letters of recommendation.

**To download this complete document, visit http://www.lrp.nih.gov/writing-lrp-application

Tips for Writing a Competitive LRP Application

The following conditions often weaken an applicant’s competitiveness

• Weak or lukewarm recommendation letters
• Questionable research commitment
• Mediocre research plan
• Rushed application
• Inadequate research environment
• Slim publication record

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Up to $70k/2yr in educational

loan repayment

▫ Depending on debt level

• Coverage of most Federal

taxes resulting from the NIH LRP

• 2 year initial contracts

▫ 1 or 2 year competitive renewal

• Approximately 1,600

researchers funded yearly

• 50% application success rate
• verall

Summary

Application Cycle Timeline

• September 1 – November 16: Application Cycle Open
• December 1: Colleague Deadline
• February – May: Application Peer Review
• May: IC Initial Selections
• May – July: Financial Vetting
• Mid-July–August: Final Funding Decisions/Recipient Notifications
• August – September: Contract Signing
• October: First Lender Payments

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LRP Information Center Open each weekday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET (866) 849-4047 or LRP@nih.gov Webinar: Overview of Loan Repayment Programs http://go.usa.gov/aHx LRP Web site: http://www.lrp.nih.gov Twitter: @NIH_LRP Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nihlrp

Additional Resources

LRP Application Deadline: November 16, 2015

Thank you!