Spring Updates and Announcements

Spring has arrived and the Division of Loan Repayment (DLR) has been hard at work!  For today's DLR Director's Blog, I'd like to take a moment and provide a few brief updates on where we are in the LRP application cycle as well as communications efforts here at DLR.
Back in November, we received over 3000 LRP applications!  Since then, we have been busy ensuring that all applications were forwarded to the NIH Center for Scientific Review so that they could all undergo review by the appropriate NIH Institutes and Centers. If you missed my last post about what happens at each point in the application cycle, you can catch up here.   Also, if you have questions about your application, please feel free to reach out to an LRP program officer.
Have you seen our LRP Ambassador webpage lately?  We've revised our LRP Success Story layout! The new layout has a more modern feel and highlights our esteemed Ambassadors' backgrounds, research interests and the impact that receiving and LRP award has made on their research career.  Our Ambassadors provide a great service to the LRPs by providing information to prospective LRP applicants at their local universities regarding their experiences with the LRPs and the benefits that it has provided to their life and careers. If you are a past or present LRP awardee and would like to be featured, please send an email to [email protected].
Lastly, in an effort to publicize the fantastic benefits of the LRPs, we travel quite a bit throughout the year.  Be sure to check below for our upcoming conferences as well as our website for a meeting near you. (https://www.lrp.nih.gov/conferences) 

If you any questions about the LRPs, feel free to call or e-mail the LRP Information Center at 866-849-4047 (Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST) or [email protected]. You can also follow the NIH Division of Loan Repayment on Twitter and Facebook for more information and cycle updates. Cheers to an outstanding 2018!