Fund Details
Accelerator Award/American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes, 2018
Program Number
Accelerator Award (ACE)
Award Duration
Up to five years
Maximum Award Amount
$1,625,000.
Sponsor Name
American Diabetes Association
Nominations Available to Institution
1
Sponsor Deadline
7/02/2018

Brief Description:

The American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes Awards are comprised of awards in three categories:
  • Initiator Award
  • Accelerator Award
  • Visionary Award
Each DUNS defined campus of Harvard University (Chan, HMS, & Cambridge) is limited to submitting one proposal in one of the three award categories.
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating the internal application process for interested applicants from the Cambridge Campus.

This following application concerns the Accelerator Award. Separate applications for the Initiator and Visionary award are available elsewhere in the Harvard University Funding Portal.
 

Description:

The American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes Awards are comprised of awards in three categories:
  • Initiator Award
  • Accelerator Award
  • Visionary Award
Each DUNS defined campus of Harvard University (Chan, HMS, & Cambridge) is limited to submitting one proposal in one of the three award categories.
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is facilitating the internal application process for interested applicants from the Cambridge Campus.

This following application concerns the Accelerator Award. Separate applications for the Initiator and Visionary award are available elsewhere in the Harvard University Funding Portal.
 

Application Information:

Accelerator Applicants will be asked the following:
(this information will be repeated on the Applicant's electronic dashboard)
  • The "Research Type" being proposed (Basic, Clinical, Transitional)
  • The "Diabetes Type" focus of their proposal (Type 1&2, Type 1, Type 2, Gestational, Obesity, Pre-Diabetes /Insulin Resistance)
  • A 250 word Research Abstract, written in the third person. The abstract will be typed, or pasted, in to the electronic application. The abstract should include a description of the proposed research strategy(ies), including scientific question(s), and approach(es) and specifically highlight the relevance to a cure,prevention, and/ or treatment of diabetes
  • A current CV, no preferred format. The CV should include any sources of funding- past, present or potential/future
  • A proposal budget, using the ADA template provided for download within the application
  • A letter of support from the applicant's Chair or Center Director

Eligibility Criteria:

Awards are available to 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, U or R awards, including an initial R01/U01) but must not have applied for, or received, an R01/U01 renewal or a second R01/U01 award.


Search Filters:
Institution
  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  • Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
    Position
    • Faculty/Assistant Professor
    • Associate Professor
      Type of Competition
      • Limited Submission
        Discipline
        • Basic Science
        • Clinical Science
        • Multidisciplinary
          Type of Award
          • Early Career
          • Research