Funding Opportunity for Pilot & Feasibility Projects through the University of Chicago’s NIDDK/NIH-Sponsored Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, May 11th, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. Central Time.
We are pleased to announce the availability of funds for Pilot and Feasibility Projects
with a start date of: August 1, 2018
Purpose:
Pilot & Feasibility Studies are research projects aimed at:
3) Permitting any investigator to test a novel hypothesis of relevance to diabetes type II translational research which might not yet meet NIH requirements for R01 or R18 funding.
It is strongly anticipated that the results of these pilot projects will eventually permit investigators to compete successfully for more standard sources of research support. The proposed project must be significantly different from funded research already being conducted by the Principal Investigator. Collaborations across institutions are strongly encouraged.
Trainees, fellows, undergraduate students, medical students, and residents are not eligible to apply. Any one investigator is eligible only once for this support, unless the additional proposed pilot and feasibility study constitutes a real departure from his/her ongoing research.
Applicants must be CCDTR members to apply. If you would like to become a CCDTR member, please send the following to Morgan Ealey (mealey@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu) before submitting an application:
1. Current NIH Biosketch
2. List of grant support
3. A cover letter describing your research interests
Members benefit in the following ways:
• Opportunity to attend weekly meetings to share research ideas and get feedback on manuscripts and grant proposals
• Access to shared resources
• Regular interaction with Center Investigators
• Eligibility for Pilot Grants Program
• Your name will be listed on our website under “People” tab, in the Core Investigators section http://chicagodiabetesresearch.org/core-investigators/.