The Pilot & Feasibility Program within Baltimore DRTC will support new initiatives in diabetes-related biomedical, epidemiological or behavioral research. The program is designed to provide limited support to:
• Develop preliminary data sufficient for funding of a research grant application by conventional external, peer-reviewed granting mechanisms (pilot study)
• Test an innovative hypothesis which might have important implications or yield significant results for diabetes-related research (feasibility study)
Monetary awards funded by the P and F program provide limited support to develop preliminary data sufficient for funding of a research grant application or to test an innovative hypothesis which might have important implications or yield significant results for diabetes related research.
Eligibility:
- New investigators without current or past NIH support as principal investigators
- Established grant supported investigators who have not previously worked in diabetes related areas
- Established investigators in diabetes related areas with a proposal for testing the feasibility of a new or innovative idea that is diabetes related and represents a clear and distinct departure from his/her ongoing research interests
- Applications for collaborative projects are strongly encouraged
