Pilot and Feasibility Awards Call 2020

The application process for 2020 Pilot and Feasibility Award is now closed.  Please check back later for information about the next round of application.

The Diabetes Research Center is soliciting applications for Pilot and Feasibility Research Awards,

which are intended to develop new research in the area of diabetes and its complications at the University of Washington.

Purpose:  The Pilot and Feasibility Research Awards are sponsored by the Diabetes Research Center and funded by the National Institutes of Health.  Their purpose is to foster development of new diabetes investigators, particularly junior faculty, at the University of Washington (UW).

Eligibility:

  • New or established UW faculty who wish to develop a research program related to diabetes.
  • Established UW investigators in the diabetes field who wish to develop an innovative diabetes-related project that differs significantly from their ongoing research interests.

Note:

  1. Funding priority will be assigned to meritorious applications from junior faculty that have not previously been in receipt of major peer-reviewed funding.
  2. Applicants must have full-time faculty appointments at the commencement of the award and be independent investigators.

Support:  Applicants may request up to $50,000 per year for one or two years.  Approval for a second year will depend upon demonstration of satisfactory progress and availability of funds.  The number of awards and funding levels to be granted will be based on the scientific merits of successful proposals.  The awards can be used for principal investigator salary, technical support and research expenses.  Salary support for postdoctoral fellows or graduate students is not allowed. Funding begins July 1, 2020.

Application:  Prospective applicants must submit a mandatory Letter of Intent (LOI) that summarizes pertinent information needed to assess eligibility. In addition to the LOI, applicants will be required to submit a list of suitable reviewers. Please download the 2020 Pilot and Feasibility Letter of Intent Form and Reviewer Nomination Form. LOIs submitted in other formats will not be accepted.  Click here to download a copy of these instructions.

LOIs and reviewer nomination forms are due by January 6, 2020 and are to be uploaded below.

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Eligible applicants will be given detailed instructions regarding the application process.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss their research plans with either Dr. Sakeneh Zraika (Director, P&F Programs) or Dr. Mario Kratz (Associate Director, P&F Programs) prior to submission.  Applications require approval by the applicant’s departmental chairperson or division head.  Approvals for human subjects, animal use and/or biohazards must be obtained prior to initiation of funding but are not required for submitting the application.

Deadline:  Applications are due by February 24, 2020

Contacts:

Sakeneh Zraika, Ph.D. Corinne Lovato
Director of Pilot and Feasibility Programs
Diabetes Research Center		 Manager
Diabetes Research Center
206-768-5391; zraikas@uw.edu 206-764-2692; lovcor@uw.edu
   
Mario Kratz, Ph.D. Celia Chor
Associate Director of Pilot and Feasibility Programs
Diabetes Research Center		 Program Operations Specialist
Diabetes Research Center
206-667-7362; mkratz@uw.edu 206-764-2695; celiacc@uw.edu