JDRF: Career Development Awards Grant

The JDRF Career Development Awards support early-career scientists aiming to bridge research and clinical practice in type 1 diabetes. Awardees receive up to $200,000 annually for five years to focus on critical areas aligned with Breakthrough T1D's mission. This program encourages diversity and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, particularly those from underrepresented groups. It aims to foster the next generation of innovative researchers dedicated to advancing diabetes care and treatment.

NOTE: Applications in the area of LONG-TERM COMPLICATIONS will not be accepted. Applications in Psychosocial and Behavioral Health will be accepted.
Breakthrough T1D fosters the development and productivity of the best and the brightest established independent researchers who will bridge the gap between the bench and bedside. The primary purpose of the Career Development Award is to attract qualified and promising scientists early in their faculty careers and to give them the opportunity to establish themselves in areas that reflect the Breakthrough T1D research emphasis areas.
In the five-year term of the award, awardees will focus their research efforts on a subject directly related to Breakthrough T1D mission goals and Breakthrough T1D, and position themselves to work at the leading edge of type 1 diabetes research. These awards are designed to assist exceptionally promising investigators. Although Breakthrough T1D is especially interested in fostering careers in clinical investigation, Career Development Awards may emphasize either basic or clinical topics.
Funding
200,000 USD maximum/year for up to 5 years, including up to 10% for indirect costs and generally not renewable after 5 years

Eligibility

Institutional Eligibility:Domestic & foreign non-profit organizations; public & private universities, colleges, hospitals, laboratories; units of state & local governments; eligible agencies of the federal governmentApplicant Eligibility:Required: MD, DMD, DVM, PsyD, PhD, or equivalent and faculty position or equivalentThe Career Development Award is intended for individuals at an early stage of their independent academic career. Researchers who have received their first faculty-level appointment less than 3 years before the submission date are eligible to apply for this award. The applicant must hold an academic faculty-level position (including assistant professor or equivalent) at the time of submission of the proposal, at a university, health science center, or comparable institution with strong, well-established research and training programs for the chosen area of interest.
Breakthrough T1D is sensitive to personal and COVID-related matters that impact career trajectories. Applicants who have taken leave from their career (e.g. parenting of a child, childbirth, long-term care of a parent/spouse/child/dependent, personal health issues) or experienced a delay due to COVID shutdowns and the cancellation of the Breakthrough T1D FY21 CDA call that puts them outside of the eligibility time frame for the award mechanism should feel free to reach out to Breakthrough T1D staff ahead of their application submission. Breakthrough T1D aims to be flexible and adjust these time frames if necessary and appropriate.Human Subjects Research:For a project proposing Human Subject Research, please review the Scientific Guidelines.