NC TraCS and partners establish CDTR pilot and feasibility program

The UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Disparities (CDTR) and the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute announces a program to facilitate the success of investigators in the field of diabetes translational research. The purpose of this program is to fund junior investigators as they enter the field of diabetes translational research, with a focus on becoming independently funded diabetes researchers, and to fund senior investigators as they change fields and enter the field of diabetes translational research.

The UNC Center for Diabetes Translation Research to Reduce Disparities (CDTR) and the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute announces a program to facilitate the success of investigators in the field of diabetes translational research. The purpose of this program is to fund junior investigators as they enter the field of diabetes translational research, with a focus on becoming independently funded diabetes researchers, and to fund senior investigators as they change fields and enter the field of diabetes translational research.

CDTR Pilot and Feasibility Program Deadlines:

1. October 1, 2011: Call for proposals released
2. December 15, 2011: Proposals due
3. Mid Jan - Early Feb, 2012: Review panel convenes
4. March 1, 2012: Award
5. September 12, 2012: Mid-term progress report due
6. March 1, 2013: Final progress report due

To view guidelines for the CDTR Pilot and Feasibility Program, visit http://tracs.unc.edu/plan-research/cdtr-pilot-and-feasibility-program-guidelines.html