The Integrated Islet Distribution Program (IIDP) announces a new funding initiative, the 2025 IIDP Data Resource Award (DRA), that is intended to advance research in human pancreas biology by providing new principal investigators with support and access to detailed donor and islet data contained within the IIDP’s Research Data Repository (RDR) that will enable important secondary analyses to explore the relationships among donor characteristics, islet phenotyping, and genetic risk. Although only new principal investigators are eligible to apply for this initiative, a similar initiative, the 2025 Data Resource Trainee Scholar Award (DRTSA), is also currently available for postdoctoral fellows and graduate / medical students. Click here to find out more information about the DRTSA.

Studies supported by these awards should focus on key questions in pancreatic research. IIDP data, including detailed donor, islet isolation, and post-shipment phenotyping data, will be made available to award recipients via the IIDP’s Research Data Repository (RDR). A comprehensive list of data points available via the IIDP’s RDR can be viewed here: https://iidp.coh.org/Investigators/Research-Data-Repository. 

An informational webinar will be held by the IIDP to help orient potential applicants to the IIDP and its data holdings (December 6, 2024 at 12 PM Pacific). Click here to register.

Upon conclusion of the project, all award recipients will be asked to provide feedback on the design and functionality of the RDR to assist the IIDP in improving the RDR’s future functionality and utility.

Download the IIDP Data Resource Award RFP for more information. 

Click here to start an application. 

Key Dates
Posted Date:	December 4, 2024
Informational Webinar:	December 6, 2024 at 12 PM Pacific
Letter of Intent Due Date:	January 13, 2025 (courtesy only)
Application Due Date:	February 14, 2025
Scientific Review:	6 - 8 weeks post receipt
Announcement of Awardees	April 2025
Start Date:	May 2025
End Date:	April 2026