VUMC Limited Submission Opportunity: 2019 American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes
VUMC may submit one nomination to the American Diabetes Association for their Pathways to Stop Diabetes Awards. The award amount is up to $1,625,000 and the single nomination may be for one of three award types: Initiator Award for researchers in postdoctoral training, Accelerator Award for early-career diabetes investigators and the Visionary Award for established investigators, new to diabetes.
The Pathway program seeks to bring new investigators and new perspectives to diabetes research. Pathway accepts nominations for exceptional investigators with medical and scientific backgrounds who propose innovative basic, clinical, translational, behavioral, epidemiological and health services research relevant to any type of diabetes, diabetes-related disease state or complication. Pathway solicits nominations for candidates in all disciplines as applied to diabetes, from medicine, biology and chemistry to engineering, mathematics and physics.
Each nominee will be evaluated based on the potential of the PI to establish an independent diabetes research program; the PI’s proven ability for creativity, collaboration and innovation; and the clarity, innovation, creativity and potential impact for understanding/treatment of diabetes of the PI’s Research Strategy. Review detailed guidelines for each award type here.
Eligibility Criteria:
Only one repeat nomination of an individual applicant will be considered; the same individual may not be nominated a third time.
Initiator Award
-must currently be in research training position (post-doctoral fellow, research fellowship)
-have no more than seven years of research training following terminal doctoral degree.
-cannot concurrently hold an NIH K99/R00 grant
-must devote at least 75 percent of their total time and effort to research during the funding period
-at the end of Phase 1 (2 years into award), the investigator needs to have obtained a faculty appointment at an accredited research institution.
Accelerator Award
-must hold independent faculty position
-have demonstrated independent productivity in diabetes research.
-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
-must devote at least 75 percent of their total time and effort to research during the funding period
Visionary Award
-must hold independent faculty position
-have demonstrated significant productivity in your current field of research.
-cannot have previously received national grant support (NIH, NIDDK, ADA, JDRF, etc.), as either a PI or Co-PI, in diabetes or diabetes-related research.
-must devote at least 75 percent of their total time and effort to research during the funding period
Internal Review Process:
Please submit the following (in a single PDF) to LSO@vanderbilt.edu by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 9. Contact LSO@vanderbilt.edu with any questions.
- Essay question (1/2 page). Provide an answer to the following, using specific examples.
- Initiator or Accelerator applicants: What are your future career plans and how will this award will further those objectives? What is your long-term commitment to diabetes research?
- Visionary applicants: What factors motivated you to consider moving into diabetes research and what will you do to integrate and develop your expertise in diabetes research? What is your long-term commitment to diabetes research?
- Research Strategy (2 pages). The research strategy must address the following components:
- Scientific question(s)/specific problem(s) to be addressed
- Specific approach(es) that will be employed
- Significance and potential impact of the work
- The potential risks and challenges, and how they will be overcome
- A summary budget must be included
- Letter of support from department chair/center director
- NIH Biosketch (5 pages, NIH format required)
Please reference “ADA Pathways” and the award type (Initiator, Accelerator, Visionary) in the email subject.