The UW NORC collaborates with the Diabetes Research Center (DRC) and the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute (UWMDI) in a joint Pilot and Feasibility Research Program. The program collectively offers multiple awards of $50,000/year for up to 2 years to promising investigators from any disciplinary background performing research in the fields of nutrition, metabolism, diabetes, and obesity. Proposals may include basic, clinical, translational, or population-based studies that align with one or more of the institutions’ respective research themes. Awards are funded by the NIH (P30 grants DK017047 and DK035816) and the UW.

The UW Medicine Diabetes Institute (UWMDI), UW Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (NORC) and UW Diabetes Research Center (DRC) is soliciting applications for 2024 Pilot and Feasibility awards. The call is available P+F Call 2024 and also available at the DRC website: https://depts.washington.edu/diabetes/funding-opportunities-2/

Letters of intent and reviewer nomination forms must be uploaded on the DRC website, using the forms available online, and are due by January 12, 2024. 

The deadline for full applications is February 28, 2024.