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Grant applications

JDRF offers a wide variety of grants and fellowships for qualified researchers in the field of type 1 diabetes and its associated complications.

The JDRF grant application, review and award process is centralised through our office in New York. For more information visit our international website or follow the links below:

New calls for funding

The Development of Tools and Technologies for Site-Targeted Delivery of Therapeutics to Pancreatic Islet Endocrine Cell Types-Target Identification and Validation" Request for Applications (RFA)

Deadline for expression of interest: August 30th, 2012

Application due date: Friday, November 16th, 2012

Earliest anticipated start date: April 2013

For more info visit http://www.jdrf.org/files/General_Files/For_Scientists/2012/FY13_Targeting_RFA_FINAL.pdf

Current grant opportunities and deadlines

We are currently looking for grant applications in all of the areas listed below.

For more details on these opportunities and to find out about grant mechanisms, current Requests for Applications, and apply for grants online visit our information for applicants page.

Requests for Applications (RFAs)

RFA Details	Expression of Interest Deadline	Application Deadline	Funding Notification	Earliest Start Date
Beta Cell Therapies
The Development of Tools and Techniques for Site-Targeted Delivery of Therapeutics to Pancreatic Islet Endocrine Cell Types-Target Identification and Validation	30/8/2012	16/11/2012	3/2013	4/2013
Pioneering Studies in Beta Cell Regeneration, Survival and Beta Cell Stress Biomarkers	n/a	12/3/2012	7/2012	8/2012
JDRF Encapsulation Consortium	26/3/2012	18/6/2012	10/2012	11/2012
ISF - JDRF Joint Program in Type I Diabetes Research	1/12/2011	1/2/2012	7/2012	10/2012
Biomarker Discovery/Validation for Staging and Assessment of Type 1 Diabetes	6/3/2012	27/4//2012	7/2012	9/2012
Immune Therapies
Biomarker Discovery/Validation for Staging and Assessment of Type 1 Diabetes	6/3/2012	27/4/2012	7/2012	9/2012
Complications Therapies
Study of Clinical Populations Exhibiting Extreme Phenotypes in Diabetic Complications	14/10/2011	15/3/2012	6/2012	8/2012
Glucose Control
Soluble Glucose Initiative	29/2/2012	27/4/2012	7/2012	9/2012
Transportfolio
Biomarker Discovery/Validation for Staging and Assessment of Type 1 Diabetes	6/3/2012	27/4/2012	7/2012	9/2012
Strategic Research Agreements	Open	Open	Open	Open

Grant Opportunites and Deadlines

Grant Mechanism	App Opens	App Deadline	Application Notification	Earliest Start Date
Innovative Grants	1/5/2012	16/7/2012	12/2012	1/3/2013
Training Grants Postdoctoral Fellowships Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowships Career Development Awards Early Career Patient Oriented Diabetes Research Awards	1/5/2012	16/7/2012	12/2012	1/3/2013
High Priority, Short Term Bridge Awards	10/5/2012	2/11/2012	1/2013	1/2/2013

Strategic Research Agreements	Submit the project concept form to the appropriate therapeutic area programme director. Project concept and lettor of interest approval required to submit full proposal
Industry Discovery & Development Partnerships	Visit the IDDP webpage: contact Darlene Deecher Ph.D (ddeecher@jdrf.org) or Richard A. Insel, M.D. (rinsel@jdrf.org) and/or appropriate therapeutic area program director
Conference Grants	Submit Application to the appropriate therapeutic area program director, 3-6 months prior to meeting date

Information for awardees
Download forms, access the JDRF Grant Management Portal (GMP), and information on all aspects of your grants

JDRF Centres
Information about JDRF Centre Grants, and links to current JDRF-supported Centres.

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