American Diabetes Association Core Research Program
2015 Call for Applications - Now Open!
The 2015 Core Research Program Call for Applications has opened. Applications are due April 15,
2015 for anticipated funding to start April 1, 2016.
There are a number of important policy changes and program updates for 2015.
Grant Cycle Schedule:
The Association has moved to a single funding cycle per calendar year for the Core Research
Program. The current application cycle (deadline of April 15, 2015) will be the only call for
applications in 2015.
New Grant Mechanisms:
Following a strategic review of the Association's research portfolio, the Core Research program
grant mechanisms have been streamlined and significantly revised for the 2015 call for applications.
These changes were made to improve efficiency and better reflect the strategic goals
of the organization.
2015 CORE RESEARCH PROGRAM FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Award Type
Maximum Funding Amount
Innovative Basic Science
Awards
$115,000/year for up to 3 years
Innovative Clinical/Translational
Science Awards
$200,000/year for up to 3 years
Junior Faculty Development
Awards
$138,000/year for up to 4 years
Plus up to $10,000/year student loan repayment for
doctoral degree
Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
42,000-$55,272/year for up to 3 years
Plus yearly $5,000 training &
$5,000 fringe benefit allowances
Minority* Postdoctoral
Fellowship Awards
$42,000-$55,272/year for up to 3 years
Plus yearly $5,000 training &
$5,000 fringe benefit allowances
Minority* Undergraduate
Internship Awards
$3,000 one-time stipend available for training in the
laboratory of current Association-funded
investigators
*Eligible minorities are defined as the minority groups that are underrepresented in the area of biomedical and
behavioral research: African American or Black, Hispanic/Spanish/Latino, American Indian/Alaskan Native, or
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander.
For more information regarding funding opportunities and application deadlines, please go
to diabetes.org/grants.
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