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JDRF is the world's leading non-profit organization with the mission to cure type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Strategic Research Agreement is designed to provide research funding for single or multiple investigators to address critical gaps and challenges and potential breakthroughs in Type 1 diabetes research.

The Strategic Research Agreement is a partnership between Investigator(s) and JDRF Scientists to help address roadblocks and accelerate JDRF's mission through support of the cutting-edge scientific investigation.

Further, this mechanism embodies cooperative development of a research plan, interim quarterly reporting on milestones and interaction with JDRF scientists prior to and during the award period.

Requirements

Applicant

Required: MD, DMD, DVM, PhD, or equivalent and faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medical school, company, or other research facilities.

Institution

Domestic & foreign non-profit organizations; public & private universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories; units of state & local governments; eligible agencies of the federal government.

Funding and duration

The budget and the duration are variable.

How to apply

Proposals will follow a 2-step procedure:

Step 1: Project Concept

Step 2: Full Application: If the applicant's Project Concept is approved by JDRF, the applicant will be invited to submit a full research application.

Both steps are submitted through JDRF's Research Management System (RMS360): https://jdrf.smartsimple.us/s_Login.jsp

Project concept deadlines:

1 Nov 2018 (applicant notification 17 Dec 2018)

4 Feb 2019 (applicant notification 18 Mar 2019)

In case of interest contact FSJD Research's Department one week before the official deadline.

More information

http://grantcenter.jdrf.org/rfa/project-concepts-strategic-research-agreement/