Fund Details
Initiator Award/American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes, 2018
Program Number
Initiator Award (INI)
Award Duration
Up to seven years
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 three awards:
  • Initiator Award
  • Accelerator Award
  • Visionary Award
Each DUNS defined campus of Harvard University (Chan, HMS & Cambridge) is limited to submitting one proposal from 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 Initiator Award. Separate applications for the Accelerator 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 three awards:
  • Initiator Award
  • Accelerator Award
  • Visionary Award
Each DUNS defined campus of Harvard University (Chan, HMS & Cambridge) is limited to submitting one proposal from 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 Initiator Award. Separate applications for the Accelerator and Visionary award are available elsewhere in the Harvard University Funding Portal.

The Initiator award is a two-phased award designed to support the transition of scientists from mentored training to independent research faculty.

Initiator Awards provide two distinct phases of research support.
  • Phase 1 provides up to two (2) 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 years (including 30% indirect costs)
Maximum combined support for Phase 1 and Phase 2 is $1,625,000

Application Information:

Initiator Applicants will be asked the following:
  • 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:

  • Eligible applicants must currently be in research training positions (post-doctoral fellow, research fellowship) and have no more than seven (7) years of research training following their terminal doctoral degree.
  • Applicants cannot concurrently hold an NIHk99/R00 grant

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

Additional information about the ADA Pathway Initiator Award is available on the ADA website.

Applicants with questions should contact the Research Administration Professional at the school where they hold a primary appointment.

Search Filters:
Institution
  • Faculty of Arts and Sciences
  • Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
    Position
      Type of Competition
      • Limited Submission
        Type of Award
        • Early Career
        • Research