As we begin a new year, the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center (UCDC) has compiled key conference and grant submission dates for 2026.
Conferences are an opportunity for faculty, staff, and trainees to extend their professional network, continue learning, and stay up to date with trending research areas. Travel awards are often available for trainees who intend to present their research.
The UCDC encourages researchers to check with the research funding pages of the following organizations for ongoing opportunities as well as reminders from the UCDC and the Diabetes Research Center (DRC) at UAB.
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- Breakthrough T1D (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
- Endocrine Society
- National Institutes of Health (including NIDDK)
- Beatson Foundation
- Cayman Biomedical Research Institute
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NIH Application Due Dates
R01 new:
February 5
June 5
October 5
R01 renewal, resubmission, revision:
March 5
July 5
November 5
2026 Conference Dates
April 17
Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Abstracts due: March 27
International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD)
March 11-14
Barcelona, Spain
May 20-21
Discovery Building
Madison, WI
June 5–8
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, LA
Late-breaking abstracts due: March 9
National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions
June 11–14
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk
Chicago, IL
June 13-16
McCormick Place West
Chicago, IL
Late-breaking abstracts due: March 25-April 21
International Meeting on Lipid Mediators in Health and Disease
August 10-12
Natcher Conference Center
Washington, D.C.
Abstracts due: July 6
Registration deadline: August 1
26th Annual Diabetes Technology Meeting
October 27-29
Hyatt Regency Crystal City
Washington, D.C.
Call for abstracts: April 1-July 2
November 14-17
Washington D.C.
Call for abstracts: March 16-April 20