Funding Opportunities

The Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) announces the HIRN SPARKS Award, a funding opportunity designed to capture and support outstanding, innovative research ideas that advance the mission of HIRN.  HIRN was built to bring investigators together across disciplines, institutions, and consortia to accelerate progress in type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. When that collaboration works, it does exactly what it was designed to do: it sparks new ideas. SPARKS is a direct reinvestment in the HIRN network.  It is a way to ensure that the new questions, collaborations, and insights generated by the community can be pursued rather than lost. The goal of the SPARKS Award is straightforward: to capture the best ideas generated within HIRN, and to fund them efficiently when resources allow.

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For more information, please review the attached grant proposal document.

The Human Islet Research Network (HIRN) announces a new funding initiative to provide support and protected time for senior postdoctoral fellows seeking to pursue studies that will enhance their transition toward independent research careers. Applications are sought from experienced postdoctoral fellows with a minimum of two years of ongoing postdoctoral experience who intend to continue research careers in scientific areas supported by the Human Islet Research Network. This opportunity is designed specifically for applicants proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary study to a clinical trial that is itself comprised of a clinical trial intervention.

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For more information, please review the attached grant proposal document.
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