DRC Pilot and Feasibility Grants: December 1	Print Issue
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The Diabetes Research Center (DRC) of the University of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for support to perform pilot and feasibility studies in diabetes and related endocrine and metabolic disorders.

The P&F program is particularly directed at new investigators and established investigators new to diabetes research. Established diabetes investigators pursuing high impact/high risk projects or projects that are a significant departure from their usual work are also eligible for support under the DRC P&F program. Applications are welcome from basic, clinical and translational investigators. In addition, up to two applications will be awarded for funding of metabolomics projects to be conducted by the DRC Regional Metabolomics Core at Princeton University.

Grants will be reviewed by the DRC Pilot and Feasibility Review Committee as well as internal and external reviewers.  Funding level maximum is $50,000. For the Metabolomics Pilot awards, funding level maximum is $16,000 per award, to be spent directly at the Princeton Core.  Current Award period: April 1, 2015-March 31, 2016.

For detailed information including application instructions visit: http://www.med.upenn.edu/idom/derc/pilots.html

If human or animal subjects will be participating in the proposed research, IRB or IACUC approval will be required. Approval may be pending at the time of application but funds will not be disbursed without copies of the approval letters. Equipment, travel funds and investigator salary are not permitted on this award.

Investigators who are currently in the first year of support through this P&F Program may reapply for an additional year of funding.  Such continuation requests need to be carefully justified, however, and will be considered as competing renewals. 

Application Deadline: Monday, December 1, 2014.  For information, please contact Vesselina Panteva via telephone:  (215) 898-0198 or email: panteva@mail.med.upenn.edu or Dr. Doris Stoffers, director, DRC Pilot & Feasibility Grants Program via telephone:  (215) 573-5413 or email: stoffers@mail.med.upenn.edu