Request for Applications from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Australia: Due 22 July 2016

Please see below for an announcement regarding requests for applications via a Letter of Intent (LOI) for an Innovation Award from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Australia. Applications close Friday ​22 ​July at 5pm. 

The LOI will be reviewed by an independent panel of experts. Shortlisted applicants will be notified in late August and invited to submit a full application in October.

What is the Innovation Award?

The Innovation Award is open to the best and brightest researchers, regardless of whether they are currently in the field of type 1 diabetes research or completely new to it. JDRF Australia are seeking innovative proposals describing cutting-edge innovation falling outside current type 1 diabetes research paradigms supported by collaborative teams. 

This award provides project funding of up to $1.5M for a period of two to three years.

What does innovation look like to JDRF Australia?
Innovation is:

• the generation of a novel idea;
• extending existing knowledge into a new and distinct area or application;
• the novel use of research tools or technologies; and/or
• the novel use of clinical tools, therapies, or strategies;

that addresses a critical barrier and/or will accelerate progress towards preventing, treating or curing type 1 diabetes.

More information is available at: http://www.t1dcrn.org.au/for-researchers/for-researchers---innovation-award-request-for-applications 

MRO Process

Compliance checking by the MRO is not required for this first LOI application - this will be conducted on applications that are invited to apply for the full submission in October. However, applicants should still send the MRO a copy of the final LOI application and a signed coversheet upon submission to JDRF (please send to mhs@monash.edu). 

Queries about the scheme should be directed to the Medical & Health Sciences (MHS) Team at MRO (mhs@monash.edu).​

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Australia (JDRF) has published a Request for Applications (RFA) for an Innovation Award to be administered through the Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network. Applications will close at 5.00pm AEST on Friday, 22 July 2016.

Please refer to the Australian Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Research Network website for further information. All queries regarding the Request for Applications should be directed to JDRF.

Funding for this programme is provided through the ARC’s Special Research Initiative for Type 1 Diabetes.