Endocrine Insider
October 28, 2009

(See Full Issue)

Extramural LRP Deadline Looming
As previously reported in Endocrine Insider, the National Institutes of Health extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) application cycle has begun, with the deadline of December 1, 2009.  The extramural LRPs include Clinical Research, Pediatric Research, Health Disparities Research, Contraception and Infertility Research, and Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds. To be eligible for the Program applicants must possess a doctoral-level degree (with the exception of the Contraception and Infertility Research LRP); be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident; devote 20 hours or more per week to conducting qualified research funded by a university, nonprofit organization, or federal, state, or local government entity; and have qualified educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20 percent of their institutional base salary.

The intramural LRPs are also accepting applications, with deadlines of February 1, 2010 for renewals and May 1, 2010 for new applications.

For more information please click here.

Transformative Research Projects Program
Under the auspices of the National Institutes of Heath’s (NIH) Roadmap for Biomedical Research created in 2004, NIH is seeking applicants for its Transformative Research Projects Program (TRPP).  TRPP was created to enhance submission and support of exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or unconventional research that has the potential to have a profound impact within the clinical, basic or behavioral/social science arenas.

In 2010, NIH plans to provide $25 million for the program, and applicants may request as much as that amount in total yearly costs.  The final number and dollar amount of awards will depend on the number of meritorious applications the agency receives.  Applications are currently being sought from scientists representing all disciplines relevant to the NIH mission, including the biological, behavioral, clinical, social, physical, chemical, computational, engineering and mathematical sciences. Interdisciplinary teams and individual investigators with innovative ideas are encouraged to apply.

The deadline for submitting applications is January 22, 2010 with Letters of Intent due by December 22, 2009.  See instructions in the RFA (RFA-RM-09-022) at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-09-022.html.  Additional information including FAQ about TRPP is available at: http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/T-R01/.