Request for Pilot & Feasibility Study Grant Application by the University of Chicago’s NIDDK/NIH-sponsored Diabetes Research and Traning Center

 

Purpose

Pilot & Feasibility Studies are research projects aimed at: 1) attracting more junior members of the faculty into the area of diabetes-related research; 2) allowing more established faculty members who are not currently engaged in diabetes research to extend their investigations into this important area, or 3) permitting any faculty member to test a novel hypothesis of relevance to diabetes which might not yet meet NIH requirements for R01 funding. It is strongly anticipated that the results of these pilot projects will eventually permit investigators to compete successfully for more standard sources of research support.  Eligible investigators should hold a PhD, MD or MD/PhD degree and have a full time appointment at a research university or medical center in the Chicagoland area.  Postdoctoral and MD Fellows are not eligible to appy, while faculty of parenthetical rank are eligible to apply.

Research Topics

We and the NIH view diabetes as a multifaceted disease with broad biological, physical, psychosocial and educational aspects. Applications are acceptable from any member of the faculty who believes that he or she can make an important contribution in any of these areas within the framework of diabetes and broader aspects of endocrinology. Further details are provided in the enclosed notice. We are particularly interested in applications with propose to investigate social, behavioral, and psychological aspects of diabetes.

Period and Amount of Funding

Pilot and Feasibility Studies will be funded for one year beginning February 1, 2010, with the option of a second year of funding contingent on satisfactory progress.  Pilot and Feasibility Studies are funded up to $40,000/yr in direct costs.  Funds may be requested for personnel, supplies, service and other costs, as for any NIH grant application.   There is no support for PI salary recovery or indirect costs so they should not be included in the budget.

 

Applications

Pilot & Feasibility applications are limited to 5 single-spaced typewritten pages (Parts A-D, NIH Format) plus all applicable NIH forms (face page, abstract, table of contents, budget and budget justification, NIH Biosketch, resource page and research plan and are due no later than November 2nd, 2009. If you are interested in applying, we ask that you submit a letter of intent by October 2nd, 2009 along with an abstract. We would be happy to discuss the application process with you at this time. Applicants should submit both 1 hard copy and 1 electronic PDF version of the completed grant application.  All materials should be submitted to:

Donald F. Steiner, M.D., Matthew J. Brady, Ph.D., Marshall Chin, M.D.
c/o Gladys Paz
The University of Chicago
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
MC1027, Room M-267
Chicago, IL 60637

Email address for PDF versions: zpaz@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

or contact Gladys Paz at 702-5849