Diabetes UK Early-Career Small Grants
Funds United Kingdom early-career diabetes researchers through small grants and pilot investigations.
The Diabetes UK Early-Career Small Grants scheme provides awards of up to £15,000 over 12 months to early-stage researchers conducting pilot studies or small projects in diabetes at UK academic institutes or NHS Trusts. The scheme targets two career profiles: basic scientists who are no more than four years into their first academic position, and healthcare professionals who have started or comple…
Early-stage diabetes research or pilot studies. Basic scientists and healthcare professionals in the first four years of their first academic role.
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