Endocrine Insider
December 13, 2007

NIDDK Type 1 Diabetes Pathfinder Award
The Endocrine Society encourages its eligible researcher members in the field of type 1 diabetes to consider applying for a Type 1 Diabetes Pathfinder Award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The RFA for the award may be accessed at the following link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-08-001.html.

 The goal of the Type 1 Diabetes Pathfinder Award is to support creative new investigators who propose innovative new research approaches that have the potential to produce a major impact on important problems in biomedical and behavioral research relevant to type 1 diabetes and its complications. The awards will be for up to a total of $1.5 million in direct costs over a five-year period plus applicable indirect costs to be determined at the time of award. NIDDK expects to make up to 8 awards in 2008.

The application deadline is April 10, 2008, and funding decisions and awards will be made in September 2008.

The RFA for the award may be accessed at the following link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-08-001.html.

Type 1 Diabetes Pathfinder Award website: http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Funding/FundingOpportunities/RFA/RFA_T1D_
Pathfinder_Award.htm

New Ovarian Cancer Research Funding Directory
The Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF) has developed a new online tool designed to connect ovarian cancer researchers to funding sources. The Ovarian Cancer Research Funding Directory, which contains a list of foundations and agencies that support ovarian cancer research, is available on GCF's Web site at http://ovariancancerresearch.thegcf.org/.