Research & Grants

Current Funding Opportunities - Pathway to Stop Diabetes (2023)

2023 Pathway to Stop Diabetes® —Closed

Pathway to Stop Diabetes has a simple, yet revolutionary goal: to find scientists at the peak of their creativity and provide them with the flexibility and resources they need on the road to breakthrough discoveries. We attract and retain brilliant scientists in diabetes. Our three areas of focus—awarding research grants, providing access to scientific and career mentoring from leading diabetes researchers, and creating a diabetes think tank—are each key components of a unique formula to cultivate the next generation of leaders, whose discoveries will stop diabetes and all of its burdens once and for all. We're thrilled to highlight the accomplishments of our brilliant researchers in our 2022 Research Report.  

To accelerate the research needed to stop this deadly disease, the American Diabetes Association’s bold transformational initiative, Pathway to Stop Diabetes, is inspiring a new generation of diabetes researchers. Pathway provides crucial support to individuals focusing on innovative ideas and transformational approaches that will lead to ground-breaking discoveries in diabetes prevention, management and cures. We are building a human pathway to tackle the toughest questions in diabetes by driving research innovations through 1:1 mentorship and the creation of a brain trust in diabetes.

This call for nominations will prioritize translational applications that move knowledge and discovery gained from basic research to its eventual translation into patient and population benefit. The ideal applicant will propose innovative research that will be an important step towards the eventual goal of improving the lives of people at risk of diabetes or living with the disease - and the pathway to this impact is clear. Our vision is to create a pathway to launch the next generation of trailblazers in diabetes research.

OPEN DATESUBMISSION DEADLINEAWARD NOTIFICATION DATEAWARD START DATE
March 22, 2023ClosedDecember 2023December 31, 2023

AWARD DETAILS

Award Summary

Award Term: Up to 7 years
Applicant: Postdoctoral Fellow
Maximum Funding: Up to $100,000/year in Phase 1, Up to $325,000/year in Phase 2
Support: Project support & PI salary
Indirect Support: Up to 10% of directs in Phase 1, Up to 30% of directs in Phase 2
Project % Effort Required: 75-100% effort in Phase 1, 50-75% effort in Phase 2
Citizenship: Authorized to work in U.S. or U.S. possessions
Deadline: August 1 (5PM ET)

Detailed Information

Description: This two-phased award is designed to support the transition of scientists from mentored training to independent research faculty.

Eligibility: Eligible applicants must currently be in research training positions (post-doctoral fellow, research fellowship) and have no more than seven years of research training following terminal doctoral degree. Applicants cannot concurrently hold an NIH K99/R00 grant. Candidates must be identified through institutional nomination; applications will be accepted only from individuals with the appropriate institution support.

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

Application Materials:

Nomination Materials:

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Award Summary

Award Term: Up to 5 years
Applicant: Early Career Faculty
Maximum Funding: $325,000/year
Support: Project support & PI salary
Indirect Support: Up to 30% of directs
Project % Effort Required: 25-50% effort
Citizenship: Authorized to work in U.S. or U.S. possessions
Deadline: August 1 (5PM ET)

Detailed Information

Description: This award is designed to support exceptional, independent early-career researchers who have distinguished themselves as promising investigators and are in the beginning stages of establishing successful, sustainable diabetes research programs.

Eligibility: 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 (regardless of outcome), 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.

Support: Awards provide five years of research support at a maximum of $325,000 per year (including 30% indirect costs), for a total of $1,625,000.

Application Materials:

Nomination Materials:

TO SUBMIT - CLICK HERE

To access your awardee portal for a previously started application - CLICK HERE