Research: What's New?

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Award Announcement
The American Diabetes Association selected 75 Scientists to receive funding to support their research, beginning July 1, 2007.

New Application Deadlines for All American Diabetes Association Grant Awards

In an effort to encourage more innovative diabetes research, we have extended our eligibility parameters for the Henry Becton Innovation Award.  Click here to review the instructions to determine whether you may be eligible.

As of 2007, our clinical awards now support MDs, Pharm.Ds. and DOs.  The names have subsequently changed from “Medical Scholar Award” to “Clinical Scholar Award”, and “Physicians-Scientist Training Award” to the “Clinical Training Award”.

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New Application Deadlines for All American Diabetes Association Grant Awards

Please see the application forms and guidelines for more details.

January 15 for July 1 funding, or July 15 for January 1 funding:

• Research Award
• Clinical Research Award
• Career Development Award
• Junior Faculty Award
• Innovation Award
• ADA-ASP Young Investigator Innovation Award in Geriatric Endocrinology

January 15 for July 1 funding:

• Clinical Scholars Program Award
• Clinical Scientist Training Award
• Henry Becton Innovation Award
• Mentor-Based Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
• Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award

January 15 for July 1 funding:

• Mentor-Based Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

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Updated Eligibility Guidelines

ADA grant awardees cannot hold more than two core awards of different program category at the same time.  Awardees can hold one regular and one training award, or two training awards.  No other combination of core awards is allowed.  Core Program categories are as follows:      

Regular:

Research Award

Clinical Research Award

Innovation Award

ADA-ASP Young Investigator Innovation Award in Geriatric Endocrinology

Henry Becton Innovation Award

Junior Faculty Award

Career Development Award

Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award

Training:

ADA-Takeda Pharmaceuticals Cardiovascular Complications in Diabetes Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

ADA-Takeda Pharmaceuticals Beta Cell Award

Mentor-Based Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

Mentor-Based Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

Clinical-Scientist Training Award

Clinical Scholars Award

Applicants cannot hold more than one ADA Targeted Award at a time.  Examples of targeted awards include Novo Nordisk Clinical Research, Islet Cell Replacement in Type 1 Diabetes, ADA Healthy Food Choices, AIC Project, or The Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation Award.

At most, applicants can hold 3 awards: 1) one targeted award (as defined above) and 2) up to two core awards (of different program category as defined above).