JDRF: Postdoctoral Fellowships Grant

JDRF: Postdoctoral Fellowships Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Breakthrough T1D ( Formally JDRF International)
Last Updated: May 20, 2025

Summary

The JDRF Postdoctoral Fellowships aim to support emerging scientists in type 1 diabetes research. Applicants must hold a relevant doctoral degree and work with an accredited sponsor. Funding varies based on experience, with awards lasting three years, contingent on progress. The fellowship encourages diversity, welcoming proposals from underrepresented groups. Notably, applicants should not be in simultaneous internships or residencies. This program emphasizes flexibility for those whose career paths have been affected by personal or COVID-related circumstances.

Overview

NOTE: Applications in the area of LONG-TERM COMPLICATIONS will not be accepted. Postdoctoral Fellowships Postdoctoral fellowships are designed to attract qualified, promising scientists entering their professional career in the T1D research field. The applicant is required to work with a sponsor who can provide a training environment conducive to beginning a career in type 1 diabetes relevant research. At the time of activating the award, the applicant must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DMD, DVM), or the equivalent from an accredited institution and must not be simultaneously serving an internship or residency. Funding Total dollar amount varies based on years of relevant experience. Awards are for three years, assuming satisfactory progress. The fellowship term is 12 months for each fellowship year. Fellows must devote at least 75% of their effort to the project outlined in the fellowship proposal.

Eligibility

We've imported the main document for this grant to give you an overview. You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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, PhD, or equivalent. This fellowship is intended for those at a relatively early stage of their career. Ordinarily, the most recent doctoral degree (PhD, MD, DMD, DVM, or equivalent) will have been received no more than 5 years before the application is submitted. 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 in their training due to COVID shutdowns and the cancellation of the Breakthrough T1D FY21 training call that put 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.For a project proposing Human Subject Research, please review the Scientific Guidelines.The applicant must be sponsored by an investigator who is affiliated full-time with an accredited institution and who agrees to supervise the applicant’s training. The sponsor does not necessarily need to have a background in diabetes, but the research project must be type 1 diabetes-related.There are no citizenship requirements for this program.

Ineligibility

The applicant must not be simultaneously serving an internship or residency.Recipients of the Breakthrough T1D postdoctoral fellowship award cannot hold another postdoctoral fellowship at the same time.