Brief Description:

The Diabetes Research Career Initiator Awards are designed to support early career researchers who have distinguished themselves during their research training as exceptionally talented and promising research investigators with a high likelihood of establishing successful, independent research programs and making seminal contributions in diabetes research. These awards provide salary and project support for applicants during late stages of mentored training through establishment as independent research faculty.

Description:

Application Information:

Applications must be submitted online by Monday, March 19, 2018 by 11:59 pm.

This is a firm deadline, late applications will not be accepted.

Please read the following instructions carefully and then follow the link at the bottom of the page to apply. The link will take you to the application form which must be completed in its entirety for your information to be saved.

Please fill out the online form and attach the following documents as one single PDF.

Summary of the proposed research. (Limit 2 pages and a third page may be used for references)
Statement of the resources/facilities available for the project as is standard for NIH grants. (Limit 1 page)
Nominating letter signed by your department or division head AND co-signed by a research sponsor/mentor. If your department/division head is your research mentor, then only one signature is required. (Limit 2 pages)
A separate letter of support from your research mentor. (Limit 2 pages)
Up-to-date biosketch in NIH format, including publications and listing of current and pending support. (Limit 5 pages)

Materials must be submitted as a single PDF.

Style requirements:

Font size must be 11 points or larger.
Type may be no more than six lines per inch.
All copies will be printed in black and white, no exceptions.

Applicants must adhere to the above requirements in order for the application to be reviewed by the selection committee. Additional letters or materials will not be reviewed.

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicants must:

Currently be in research training positions (post-doctoral fellow, research fellowship) and can have no more than 7 years of research training since their terminal doctoral degree.

Hold a MD, PhD, DMD, DO, PharmD, or DVM.

Have permission to work in the US, either as a citizen, permanent resident, or with appropriate work visas/permits.

Agree to devote at least 75% of total time and effort towards research during the period of Association funding. In other words, 75% of the PI's time overall must be dedicated to research. This percentage includes time dedicated to the Association in addition to grants supported by other funding agencies.

Review Criteria:

Applications will be reviewed by the HMS Foundation Funds Committee.

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

Research proposal
Relevance to award/area of research
Career trajectory
Letter of support
Publications
Current funding

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

Information about the ADA Diabetes Research Initiator Award 2017 is available here

All HMS affiliated hospitals are invited to submit separate nominations for this award. Faculty at the hospitals should NOT apply for the HMS nomination for this award but should seek the nomination from their hospital. Please contact your research administration representative for details.

Questions regarding this announcement or proposal submission can be directed to Clare Lamont (617-432-7463, clare_lamont@hms.harvard.edu)

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

PhD Student SeniorPostdoc/Fellow

Type of Competition

Limited Submission

Discipline

Basic Science
Clinical Science
Translational Science