Any University Health Network (UHN) staff physician, dietitian, nurse, social worker, pharmacist, or scientist who is involved in diabetes research, diabetes education, or diabetes clinical care.  Applicant(s) must be employed by the University Health Network either on a full-time or part-time basis.  Those who are working at a UHN site but are not paid employees of the UHN are not eligible to apply.

The principal applicant must also be a registered member* of the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre at the time of application submission.  (*Applicants who are new to the field of diabetes research, education or care and are not members of the BBDC can request free membership by contacting the Centre prior to submitting an application.  For more information about BBDC Membership please view the Membership section of this website.)

Research and clinical fellows, residents, graduate and undergraduate students, research technicians, and clinical trial co-ordinators are not eligible to apply.

Preference will be given to those who do not have access to other sources of funding, either directly or through their own research or administrative units.

NEW: In the case of applicants who are staff physicians or scientists, preference will be given to those who are within the first 3 years of their first faculty appointment.

Funding to be used for:

1)  Travel to a diabetes meeting.  A maximum of $1,000 per applicant is available.  Funding will be provided for the applicant to attend ONE national or international diabetes meeting occurring in the year 2010.  Successful applicants will be reimbursed for travel expenses upon presentation of original receipts only.  Photocopies or credit card statements alone will not be accepted.  Both the airline ticket or E-ticket, and the boarding passes must be presented if claiming airfare.  Proof of meeting attendance/registration will be required to claim reimbursement.  All documentation must be submitted to the BBDC within the time frame specified in the award notification letter, otherwise the award will be withdrawn.

Eligible Travel Expenses: Conference registration fees; return economy airfare or other means of transportation; hotel accommodations; meals; taxi, bus or train fares; and parking fees. 

Ineligible Travel Expenses: Personal travel insurance or traveler’s medical insurance; passport or visa costs; and long-distance telephone calls. 

2)  To support a visiting lecturer in diabetes or metabolic disorders.  A maximum of $2,000 per lecturer is available.  Funding for travel expenses and honorarium will be provided for lecturers visiting in the year 2010.  Lecturers will be reimbursed for travel expenses upon presentation of original receipts only.  Photocopies or credit card statements alone will not be accepted.  Both the airline ticket or E-ticket, and boarding passes must be presented if claiming airfare.  All documentation must be submitted to the BBDC within the time frame specified in the award notification letter, otherwise the award will be withdrawn.

Eligible Travel Expenses:  Return economy airfare or other means of transportation; hotel accommodations; meals; taxi, bus or train fares; and parking fees. 

Ineligible Travel Expenses: Personal travel insurance or traveler’s medical insurance; passport or visa costs; and long-distance telephone calls. 

Submit a completed application form to the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre by the deadline date. 

Download the 2010 Archie Sopman Diabetes Research and Education Awards application form (PDF)

5 p.m., March 23, 2010. 
Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

All applicants will be notified in April 2010.  Funding decisions will also be posted on the BBDC’s web site.

For further information, contact the Banting and Best Diabetes Centre:
Phone: (416) 978-4656     Fax: (416) 978-4108 
E-mail: diabetes.bbdc@utoronto.ca