SRP Diabetes Bridging Grant

This new grant supports competitive younger/midstage Principal Investigators (PIs) who, after application to a competitive international or national grant in the diabetes and metabolism field, scored among the best but in the end was not awarded the grant. The bridging grant should help them continue their ground-breaking research and encourage them to apply again for the same or similar competitive grants hopefully succeeding next time.

Bridge over open water
Bridge over open water Photo: Adobe AI

Eligible to apply

Principal Investigator affiliated to KI (minimum 50% at KI) with internationally competitive research in the field of diabetes and/or metabolism. The PI should have applied to a highly competitive funding programme such as ERC Starting Grant or ERC Consolidator Grant, KAW Fellows, SSF Framtidens Forskningsledare or another highly competitive established national or international funding agency with a multistep international evaluation process including an interview with grades. The PI must have been invited to an interview where they received a high grade but, in the end, did not get funded. 

GRANT SIZE: sum up to 50% of a one-year budget of the applied grant and maximally 1.5 MSEK.

The applicant should have received the negative decision from the funding agency in the period of January 1 to December 31, 2024.

How to apply

Please read the call text below.

In short, the applicant need to submit the following;

1. Cover letter (max 1 page) explaining why the applicant should be funded a bridging grant from SRP Diabetes. 

2. Enclose the application submitted to the other funding agency which should include a CV for the applicant.

3. Enclose a proof or verification that the applicant was invited to the step of interview for the grant.

4.  Enclose the outcome and the received grades from the interview.

Submit the above parts to stefan.nobel@ki.se latest January 31, 2025

Call opens on World Diabetes Day Nov 14

 

Call text Bridging Grant 2024

Stefan Nobel
15-11-2024