New calls from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ($ 500,000)

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has a number of upcoming deadlines for its funding opportunities. New Requests for Applications include Beta Cell Function Analysis Facility, Discovery and Validation of Biomarkers for Recent-Onset Human Type 1 Diabetes RFA and Short-term Fellowships for Discovery Consortia. Funding levels differ.

These are all the upcoming deadlines:

• Beta Cell Function Analysis Facility: Application Deadline: December 1, 2014. The applicant must propose a budget per batch of cells tested. Indirect costs may not exceed 10% of the direct costs;
• Discovery and Validation of Biomarkers for Recent-Onset Human Type 1 Diabetes RFA: Expression of Interest deadline: November 14, 2014. Strategic Research Agreements (SRAs) are up to $ 250,000 per year including 10% indirect costs for up to two years. Discovery and Development: Pilot & Feasibility Grants (P&Fs) are up to $ 110,000 (including 10% indirect costs) for one year only, Discovery and Development: Strategic Research Agreements (SRAs) are up to $ 165,000 USD per year including 10% indirect costs for up to two years;
• Short-term Fellowships for Discovery Consortia: Application Deadline: December 12, 2014. Supplement Application for a maximum budget of $ 10,000 for six months (including 10% indirect costs);
• Strategic Research Agreements: Application Deadlines: November 10, 2014 and February 3, 2015. The amount of funding differs per project;
• Conference Grants: submit applications 3-6 months prior to meeting date. The amount of funding differs per project.

For further information on these programmes of JDRF check the RFAs and closing dates.

JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. JDRF’s goal is to progressively remove the impact of T1D from people’s lives until a world without T1D is achieved.