SDRC Pilot and Feasibility Program 2021
Expression of Intent: Deadline July 30, 2021
A brief EOI is due by midnight, July 31st. This EOI can be transmitted by email. The EOI should include the PI’s name, list of participating investigators, a non-binding proposal title, and 2-4 sentence description of the proposal. This will be used to facilitate review of the proposals.
Application Deadline: Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Applicants should submit one electronic copy of the following as an e-mail attachment to Dr. Kraemer at fbk@stanford.edu. Filenames of attachment should be in the format Lastname_DRC_P&F.pdf.
1. Title page with the following information:
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Stanford Diabetes Research Center
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Pilot and Feasibility Projects
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Project title
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project leaders and co-investigators' name, title, department and complete contact information
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Type of proposal: Basic vs Clinical vs Translational vs Prevention and Control (may be multiple)
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Topic: Diabetes/Obesity/endocrinology/Autoimmunity/Transplantation/Related complications (may be multiple)
2. 5 page description of proposed research, including the following:
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research plan with relevant illustrations
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description of research subjects involved (both human or animal)
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description of interdisciplinary characteristics of this project or if it utilizes Specialized Resources (SDRC has 4 diabetes specific research cores - Clinical and Translational Core, Immune Monitoring Core, Genomics and Analysis Core and Islet Research Core)
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explanation of how the proposed research fits into Diabetes related research
(note: references are not included in the 5 page limit)
Format: single-spaced, ½ inch margins, Arial or Helvetica font size 11 or larger
3. Detailed budget for up to $50,000 excluding F&A costs.
*Use PHS 398 budget form available for downloading from this NIH webpage:
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html
4. Budget justification
5. Biosketches (NIH format) for the Project Leader and Co-Investigators
*NIH biosketch webpage: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms/biosketch.htm
6. Other Support (also NIH format). Please include both active and pending support.
*Sample "other support" form: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html
7. Agreement to provide progress reports and required presentations on P&F Project Progress to the SDRC.
The SDRC P&F Review Committee will review and recommend action on all Pilot and Feasibility Project applications.
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Metabolism
- Autoimmunity
- Diabetes Technology
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Stanford or VA investigators (with UTL, MCL, NTLR, CE faculty appts. or instructors) with M.D., M.D./Ph.D, or PhD. degrees. [CE faculty PI waivers are not required.]
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Each applicant must have at least two years of full-time laboratory/clinical research experience after receiving the advanced degree.
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Applications from established investigators new to diabetes research are also encouraged.
Applicants are welcome to discuss their plans in response to this solicitation. Please direct these inquiries to Dr. Fredric Kraemer at fbk@stanford.edu or Dr. David Maahs at dmaahs@stanford.edu
The Diabetes Research Center (SDRC) is soliciting new Pilot and Feasibility Projects. The focus of the SDRC Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) Program is to provide seed funds to help develop new investigators as well as support innovative and/or high-risk proposals from more senior investigators involved in any aspect of diabetes related research, including but not limited to basic sciences, economics, population sciences, translational research and clinical research.
