NIH Extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRP) Technical Assistance Webinar

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Time: 2:00PM ET - 3:30PM ET
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
This Event is Recorded: The recording and resources will be available 7-10 business days after the event
Hosted by: Office of Extramural Research (OER)
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Event Overview:

Description:

Join Matthew Lockhart, Director, NIH Division of Loan Repayment (DLR) and Loan Repayment Program (LRP) staff on Tuesday, October 6 at 2 PM ET for a LIVE Technical Assistance Webinar. This session will provide applicants with an in-depth look at the application process and more. The current LRP application cycle opens on September 1 and will close on November 19, 2026.  

Registration is required to attend the webinar.  Participants may also submit questions for the Q&A portion by emailing [email protected] no later than Friday, October 2.

Event Resources

Presenter(s):

Matthew Lockhart
Director of the Division of Loan Repayment (DLR)
Division of Biomedical Research Workforce (DBRW)
Office of the Director (OD)
NIH, HHS
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Matthew Lockhart
<p>Matthew Lockhart, M.B.A., is the Director of the Division of Loan Repayment (DLR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In this role, Mr. Lockhart is responsible for administering and providing leadership for the NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) as well as representing NIH on matters related to the operations, policy development and evaluation of the LRPs. Prior to this position, Mr. Lockhart served as a program analyst in DLR, where he provided process and policy guidance to Program Officers and Scientific Review Officers for the 24 NIH Institutes and Centers that participate in the NIH LRPs. Mr. Lockhart was also an architect of several policy papers and analyses that assessed the impacts of newly enacted legislation, such as the 21st Century Cures Act, on the NIH LRPs. Before coming to NIH, Mr. Lockhart led the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Mr. Lockhart's academic background includes a B.A. in Mathematics from Gallaudet University and an M.B.A. in Organizational Management from the University of Maryland.</p>

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