We are allowed to submit (1) application from the College of Medicine and (1) application from the rest of Penn State. As in the past, the College of Medicine will exclusively determine which application will be submitted for their college. New for this competition - applications for ALL of Penn State must be submitted here.
Pathway to Stop Diabetes is a bold, innovative initiative designed to radically transform diabetes research. Our Vision is simple yet revolutionary: find a new generation of brilliant scientists at the peak of their creativity, and provide them with freedom, autonomy, and the financial and professional resources to set them on the road to breakthrough discoveries.
This initiative enables scientists to advance not only their research, but also their careers. Pathway scientists have access to the Mentor Advisory Group, an annual Pathway symposia, select speaking opportunities, and innovative technologies, all designed to foster interactions and collaboration that will enable them to accelerate their research progress.
Pathway seeks to bring new investigators and new perspectives to diabetes research. Supporting scientists with different backgrounds and experience is critical to achieving that objective. Pathway accepts nominations for exceptional investigators with medical and scientific backgrounds who propose innovative basic, clinical, translational, behavioral, epidemiological and health services research relevant to any type of diabetes, diabetes-related disease state or complication. Pathway solicits nominations for candidates in all disciplines as applied to diabetes including medicine, biology, chemistry, computing, physics, mathematics and engineering. In addition, nomination of scientists from diverse backgrounds, including minority groups that are underrepresented in biomedical research, is strongly encouraged.
Learn more about the Pathway to Stop Diabetes(link is external) program.
Each institution is allowed a maximum of one nomination. The nomination can be in one of the three available Pathway award types:
- Initiator Award (INI) (for researchers in postdoctoral training)
- Accelerator Award (ACE) (for early-career diabetes investigators)
- Visionary Award (VSN) (for established investigators, new to diabetes)
Institutions must have a unique DUNS and/or IPF number to be considered independent.
Nominees must have the appropriate full-time position to be eligible for the award at the sponsoring institution (postdoctoral fellow for Initiator, independent faculty appointment for Accelerator and Visionary).
Nominees are required to devote at least 75% of their total time and effort to research during the funding period.
Required for the internal Downselect:
- Biosketch (4 pages max) - for the applicant and where relevant, the Mentor
- Abstract - 1 Page
- Essay Questions – (1 page total)
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Initiator and Accelerator Awards:
- What are your future career plans and how will this award will further those objectives? What is your long-term commitment to diabetes research?
- Describe your most significant research accomplishments to date and the personal qualities/characteristics that were required for these accomplishments. For example, provide evidence of innovation and creativity, the ability to challenge paradigms, identify opportunities and take intellectual risks, establish collaborations, integrate diverse sources of information, or develop novel alternative approaches when new challenges or opportunities arose.
- What makes your research strategy particularly innovative and important for people with diabetes? What makes it uniquely suited for this program rather than a traditional research grant program
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Visionary Award:
- What makes your research strategy particularly innovative and important for people with diabetes? What makes it uniquely suited for this program rather than a traditional research grant program?
- Describe your most significant research accomplishments to date and the personal qualities/characteristics that were required for these accomplishments. For example, provide evidence of innovation and creativity, the ability to challenge paradigms, identify opportunities and take intellectual risks, establish collaborations, integrate diverse sources of information, or develop novel alternative approaches when new challenges or opportunities arose.
- What factors motivated you to consider moving into diabetes research and what will you do to integrate and develop your expertise in diabetes research? What is your long-term commitment to diabetes research?
- Please fill in the required information in the appropriate attached Institutional Nomination Letter document and then have your Department Chair sign confirming her or his willingness to write the required letter of support.