Summary
The North Carolina Diabetes Research Center (NCDRC) funds pilot and feasibility studies to generate preliminary data for competitive funding in diabetes research, prioritizing new and early-career investigators.
Pilot & Feasibility Program
US · NC
NORTH CAROLINA DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER (NCDRC)
grant
open
#nih-2P30DK124723-06
What they want
The NCDRC provides infrastructure for the application and review processes for Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) studies, tracks spending, core use, and outcomes of grant awardees, and supports NCDRC Associate Members through mentorship. It also assists P&F awardees with applying for longer-term support, forming research teams, translating results, and providing education.
Deliverables
- Preliminary data to pursue competitive funding mechanisms
- Competitive funding applications
- Translation of pilot results to prevent and treat diabetes
How they evaluate
- Novelty
- Impact
- Potential for translation
- Use of NCDRC Cores
- Status of the PI as a new investigator
- Potential for future external funding
- Distribution of pilots across NCDRC sites
- Projects that include collaborators at more than one NCDRC site
- Projects that utilize NCDRC cores
Submission: established, secure electronic process for soliciting applications
