Brief Description:

Accelerator Award Description: Awards are available to early-career diabetes investigators proposing innovative and ambitious diabetes-related research programs.

Description:

This award is available to early-career diabetes investigators proposing innovative and ambitious diabetes-related research programs.

Pathways awards seek to bring new investigators and new perspectives to diabetes research. Supporting scientists with different backgrounds and experience is critical to achieving that objective. Pathway accepts nominations for exceptional investigators with medical and scientific backgrounds who propose innovative basic, clinical, translational, behavioral, epidemiological and health services research relevant to any type of diabetes, diabetes-related disease state or complication. Pathway solicits nominations for candidates in all disciplines as applied to diabetes including medicine, biology, chemistry, computing, physics, mathematics and engineering. In addition, nomination of scientists from diverse backgrounds, including minority groups that are underrepresented in biomedical research, is strongly encouraged.

Application Information:

Please fill out the online form and attach the following documents as a single PDF:

Summary of proposed research (limit 2 pages including images. A third page may be used for references)
Nominating letter signed by your department or division head.
NIH Biosketch, including past and pending sources of funding. For current funding include abstract and specific aims and indicate if there is any overlap with your proposal. (Limit 7 pages).

Style Requirements:

11pt font or larger.
No more than 6 lines per inch.
Color images are allowed, however any copies will be printed in Black and White.

Eligibility Criteria:

Accelerator Award:

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

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

The HMS Foundation Funds Committee advises department heads, mentors, and candidates to be particularly aware of the committee's selection criteria when making nominations:

A technically feasible research proposal
Applicants with the potential to successfully carry out the research described in the proposal
Relevance of the proposal to the mission of the foundation award
Career trajectory
Letter of support and institutional commitment to the applicant
Publications
Current funding

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Clare Lamont at clare_lamont@hms.harvard.edu

Search Filters:

Institution

Harvard Medical School (Quad)

Position

Instructor
Assistant Professor

Type of Competition

Limited Submission

Discipline

Basic Science
Translational Science

Type of Award

Early Career
Research