Fund Details
American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes Awards 2015
Maximum Award Amount
varies
Sponsor Name
American Diabetes Association
Nominations Available to Institution
1
Sponsor Deadline
7/01/2015

Brief Description:

The American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes opportunity seeks exceptional nominees from a broad range of disciplines, including medicine, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research will facilitate an internal selection process for the schools that make up Harvard's Cambridge Campus in order to select one proposal to go forward to the foundation. The Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School will individually manage the process by which they will select their candidates. Interested applicants who have a primary appointment at HSPH, HMS, or the Wyss Institute should follow up the appropriate Research Administration or Sponsored Research department at those schools.

Description:

The American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes opportunity seeks exceptional nominees from a broad range of disciplines, including medicine, biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and physics. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research will facilitate an internal selection process for the schools that make up Harvard's Cambridge Campus in order to select one proposal to go forward to the foundation. The Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School will individually manage the process by which they will select their candidates. Interested applicants who have a primary appointment at HSPH, HMS, or the Wyss Institute should follow up the appropriate Research Administration or Sponsored Research department in those schools.

The ADA Pathway opportunity accepts applications along one of three different tracks: Initiator, Accelerator, or Visionary. All tracks are open to individuals who hold an MD, Ph.D., DMD, DO, PharmD, DVM or equivalent.
Initiator
Initiator awards are designed to support early career researchers. These awards provide salary and project support for applicants during late stages of mentored training and transition through establishment as independent research faculty. 
Initiator awards are available to individuals who:
  • Are currently in research training positions (post-doctoral fellow, research fellowship)
  • Have no more than seven years of mentored research training experience after their terminal doctoral degree
Initiator Awards are broken into two phases. Funding for phase 2 is contingent upon work done in phase 1. Please refer to the Initiator profile on the ADA website for funding details of each phase.
Accelerator
Accelerator awards are intended to provide flexible, long term salary and research support to early career researchers who are proposing innovative and ambitious diabetes related research programs.
Accelerator awards are available to individuals who:
  • Hold independent faculty positions
  • Are in the process of establishing independent diabetes research programs
Note:Accelerator applicants may hold independent NIH funding (K or R award, including an initial NIH R01) but must not have applied for, or received, an NIH R01 renewal or a second R01 award
Please refer to the Accelerator profile on the ADA website for Accelerator funding details.
Visionary
Visionary Awards are designed to support established, experienced investigators with
strong records of outstanding productivity in fields outside of diabetes who are interested in applying
their considerable skills and expertise to diabetes research. These awards are intended to support particularly innovative and transformational ideas that have the potential to have an exceptional impact in diabetes.
Visionary Awards are available to individuals who:
  • Currently hold established faculty positions
  • Have not previously received national grant support (NIH, HIDDK, ADA, JDRF, etc) as either a PI or Co-PI, in diabetes or diabetes related research.
Please refer to the Visionary Profile on the ADA website for further details about the two funding phases of this opportunity.

Application Information:

Interested applicants will be asked to identify which award track (Initiator, Accelerator or Visionary) they are applying to. Additionally, applicants will be asked to submit:

  • A two (2) page proposal outlining the proposed research. Associated graphics may be placed on consecutive blank pages
  • A current CV (Please include funding history; past, present and pending)
  • A budget narrative

  • For Initiator and Accelerator applicants: A letter from a Department Chair or Center Director assessing the applicant's scientific abilities and the potential of the research proposed

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

Complete information about the 2015 ADA Pathway to Stop Diabetes opportunity is available on the ADA website

Applicants are encouraged to contact the Research Administration or Sponsored Research department at the school where they hold their primary appointment. A list of who to contact by school is available here

Questions or comments concerning HUFP (Harvard University Funding Portal) should be directed to Autumn Bennett in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Autumn Bennett at autumn_bennett@harvard.edu

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