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Requests for Applications: Biomarkers of Pancreatic Beta Cell Stress and Health

JDRF, the world’s leading non-profit organization with the mission to cure type 1 diabetes (T1D), invites applications from research investigators having interest and expertise to support the discovery and advancement of biomarkers of pancreatic beta cell stress and health correlating with early beta-cell loss.

The purpose of this call for Letters of Intent is to invite proposals to support and advance the discovery, development, and/or validation of biomarkers of pancreatic beta cell stress and dysfunction. Studies based on use or validation with human beta cells/islets and clinical samples or tissues will be of special interest.

MECHANISM

Applications in response to this announcement can be submitted under one of the following funding mechanisms:
Pilot & Feasibility Grants (P&Fs): up to $110,000 (including 10% indirect costs) for one year only.

Strategic Research Agreements (SRAs): Up to $250,000 USD per year including 10% indirect costs
for up to 3 years may be requested. The level of funding will vary depending on the scope and overall objectives of the proposal. Under the terms of the grant award, written quarterly (~2-3 pages) reports will be required from the funded investigator as a basis for continued support.

LETTER OF INTENT

Prospective applicants should submit a letter of intent on -line via the proposalCENTRAL website (https://proposalcentral.altum.com/default.asp).

The LOI template provided on the proposalCENTRAL Web site must be used to complete the application. Applicants will be notified approximately eight weeks after the LOI deadline date if they have been approved to submit a full application.

Letter of Intent Deadline: June 17, 2013.

Call for Applications: American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes Diabetes Research Accelerator Award

Application Deadline: August 16, 2013 for January 2014 funding

Awards are designed to support exceptional early-career researchers who have distinguished themselves as promising investigators and are in the beginning stages of establishing successful, independent diabetes research programs; and talented established investigators in fields other than diabetes who are interested in applying their skills and expertise to diabetes research.

Eligibility:

Awards are available to individuals with established records of independent productivity in research, in two distinct categories:

• Early Investigator: Early-career diabetes investigators proposing innovative and ambitious diabetes-related research programs. Applicants must hold faculty positions and have demonstrated independent productivity in diabetes research. Applicants may currently hold independent NIH funding (K or R awards, including an initial R01) but must not have applied for, or received, an R01 renewal or a second R01 award.

• Established Investigator New to Diabetes Research: Established investigators with exceptional productivity in fields other than diabetes research who would like to apply their expertise to innovative diabetes-related research topics. Applicants must hold faculty positions and have demonstrated independent productivity. Applicants cannot have previously received national grant support in diabetes research.

Candidates will be identified through institutional nomination; applications will be accepted only from individuals with the appropriate institution support.

Support: Awards provide five years of research support at a maximum of $325,000 per year (including 30% indirect costs), for a total of $1,625,000.

Call for Applications: American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes Diabetes Research Career Initiator Award

Application Deadline: August 16, 2013 for January 2014 funding

This two-phased award is designed to support the transition from mentored training to independent research faculty

Eligibility:

Eligible applicants must currently be in research training positions (post-doctoral fellow, research fellowship) and have no more than seven years of training following terminal doctoral degree.

Candidates will be identified through institutional nomination; applications will be accepted only from individuals with the appropriate institution support.

Support:

Awards provide two distinct phases of research support. Phase 1 provides up to two years of support for mentored training at a maximum of $100,000 per year (including 10% indirect costs). Phase 2 provides up to five years of support for independent research at a maximum of $325,000 per year (including 30% indirect costs).

Combined support for Phase 1 and Phase 2 can total up to $1,625,000.