Office of the Vice President for Research

Dear Colleagues,

The internal limited submission competition for the American Diabetes Association Pathway to Stop Diabetes program is now launched.

Internal Deadline: June 8, 2025, 11:59pm

Apply here via InfoReady

The internal application consists of:

1. Up to 1.5-page research statement (this should provide a summary of the aims, and also include a paragraph with a statement of significance, as well as relevance to the goals and priorities of the foundation and this specific funding opportunity).
2. Full CV
3. List of the namesof individuals providing three letters of recommendation

ADA Pathway Program Details

The Pathway to Stop Diabetes® program intends to attract brilliant scientists approaching the peak of their careers in diabetes research, and to accelerate their research progress by providing the necessary resources and support for conducting transformative science.

This call for nominations will prioritize exceptional investigators across the spectrum of diabetes research, spanning basic science through public health research and implementation science. The ideal applicant will propose innovative research with the ultimate goal of improving the lives of people at risk of diabetes or living with the disease - and the pathway to this impact is clear. ADA will accept up to two (2) nominations per institution with one (1) nomination spanning basic through preclinical research and one (1) nomination spanning clinical through public health research.

There are two funding mechanisms in the ADA Pathway to Stop Diabetes program:

1. Accelerator Award- Provides flexible, long-term salary and research support to early career researchers who are proposing innovative and ambitious diabetes-related research programs, and who have distinguished themselves as exceptionally talented and promising research investigators. Up to five (5) years of funding support. The proposed project budget should not exceed $325,000 USD per year (including 30% indirect costs) for a maximum total budget up to $1,625,000 USD over five (5) years.
2. Initiator Award- Supports early career researchers who have distinguished themselves during their research training as exceptionally talented and promising research investigators with a high likelihood of establishing successful, independent research programs and making seminal contributions in diabetes research. Provides two (2) distinct phases of research support. Applicants may request up to seven (7) years of combined funding support for phases one and two. The proposed project budget should not exceed the maximum total budget up to $1,625,000 USD.

For more information, including eligibility, example studies, and review criteria, please view the ADA Pathway RFP.

Applications will be reviewed and selected by an internal selection committee. Two applicants will be selected from the University to submit a full proposal to the ADA: with one (1) nomination spanning basic through preclinical research and one (1) nomination spanning clinical through public health research. If selected, the full application deadline to the ADA is July 23, 2025.

Please contact Gwen Allouch (gwen.allouch@hsc.utah.edu) if you have questions about this opportunity.