Denver Diabetes & Endocrinology Research Center.
Denver Diabetes & Endocrinology Research Center
UCD DERC Funding Opportunities
DERC Pilot and Feasibility Project Program
The DERC P&F Program is a key component of the DERC and aims to draw new investigators in to the field, to foster innovative diabetes-related research in UCD and its affiliated institutions and to increase awareness within the academic and lay community to the importance of research into the prevention, treatment and cure of diabetes. It aims also to promote technology transfer between established groups and encourage multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary effort that crosses the normal boundaries imposed by divisions and departments within the university.
Guidelines for P&F Support
The P&F program aims to foster new faculty without current or past NIH research support as a principal investigator to conduct research in major areas of interest in type 1 and 2 diabetes. It also supports established investigators from other fields with no previous work in diabetes to apply their knowledge and expertise to diabetes-related issues and to support diabetes-related innovative high-risk projects that could not be funded normally through the usual granting agencies. Awards can be held for up to two years but only one grant is available per applicant within the tenure of the DERC. Grants will normally be of one-year duration in the first instance and provide only direct costs of $50,000 that may include personal salary (usually less than 20%), salary for support staff, supplies, patients and other costs. There will be no indirect costs with these P&F grants. Neither are they intended to be supplement to other grants.
Solicitation of applications:

Letter of Intent is due by 12 Noon on January 12, 2009. This will be a one page letter containing the following information: Applicant’s name, title, department, address, telephone number(s) and email address. Letter should state (a) whether or not applicant has or has ever had a NIH grant; (b) research interests, and (c) an outline of the proposed project. Letter should be submitted as a word document to:
BDC.DiabetesEndoResearchCenter@ucdenver.edu
Notice of acceptance of applicants will be sent out on January 16, 2009 by 5 PM.
Full applications are due January 31, 2009. Applications should be submitted as a PDF file using all PHS 398 forms, and sent electronically to:
BDC.DiabetesEndoResearchCenter@ucdenver.edu by 5 PM, January 31, 2009. There is a 5-page limit on the research plan.
Review process:
Applications are sent for external review within two weeks of receipt, with a review deadline of March 1, 2009. Reviewers address the significance, approach, innovation and budget of the proposed research and assign a priority score for funding from 1 to 5 and give an evaluation of the "appropriateness for funding" and "relevance to diabetes".
The DERC Administrative Core Executive Committee makes the final decision as to whether to fund the application and at what level.
Notification of Awards:

Applicants are notified of the outcome of their application within 2 weeks of receipt of the external reviews, which is typically by mid March. Summary statements are provided to successful applicants and are available to all applicants on request. Funding commences on April 1, 2009.
Contact personnel:
Kathryn.Gray@ucdenver.edu, Coordinator
For more information on either DERC or the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes please go the website at http://www.barbaradaviscenter.org/
The purpose of this website is to provide some basic information about the DERC cores including contact information and links to on-line services where they are available. If you have questions about the UCD DERC please contact us (email or phone: 303.724.6836).
