Funding-Limited Submission – American Diabetes Association -- 2013 Pathway to Stop Diabetes Research Initiative; June 26, 2013

The Pathway to Stop Diabetes Research Program will consider applications directed toward all topics relevant to prevention, treatment and cure of all types of diabetes (type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes), diabetes-related disease states (obesity, pre-diabetes, and other insulin resistant states) and the complications of the disease. The program intends to attract a broad range of expertise to the field of diabetes from various fields of science and technology, including medicine, biology, chemistry, computing, physics, mathematics and engineering.

Diabetes Research Career Initiator (INI) This two-phased award is designed to support the transition from mentored training to independent research faculty

· 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. 

· 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).

Diabetes Research Accelerator (ACC)

• Early Investigator: 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, or received, an R01/U01 renewal or a second R01/U01 award.
• Established Investigator New to Diabetes Research: Established investigators with exceptional productivity in fields other than diabetes research who would like to apply their expertise to innovative diabetes-related research topics. Applicants must hold faculty positions and have demonstrated independent productivity. Applicants cannot have previously received national grant support in diabetes research.
• 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.

The ADA requires that all applicants dedicate 75% of their time to research (i.e. 75% effort).

Link to Guidelines

Limited Submission:   Each institution is allowed a maximum of one nomination. The nomination can be in either of the two available Pathway award types:

· Diabetes Research Career Initiator

· Diabetes Research Accelerator

Internal Competition: Because there is a limit of one nomination per institution, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.  Individuals interested in submitting to this program are to submit the following materials (2 pages max) electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Wednesday, June 26, 2013:

• Name and department of the candidate being nominated
• Specify the program (Initiator; Accelerator – Early Investigator; Accelerator – Established Investigator New to Diabetes Research)
• Description of candidate’s research interests, career goals
• Brief narrative of research project (objectives and strategy)

The Vice President for Research will appoint a committee to review this material and make recommendations.  The external deadline is Aug. 16, 2013

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663).