Application Process

To access the application form, you'll need to be signed in to our website. Begin by completing the registration process here. Ensure all required fields are filled out and verify your email address. Once registered, you can log in to the T1D Innovation Grant Program portal by clicking 'Sign in' in the website header.

Once logged in, click Apply Now to begin your application. We recommend reviewing the Application Guide in advance to prepare. Please ensure your application remains anonymous (i.e., free of identifying personal or institutional information) to the reviewers and includes all the required information. 
The form is designed for ease of use, and the system will automatically save your progress. It is expected that the form will take no more than 4 hours to complete, including gathering the required information together.

When your application is complete and thoroughly reviewed, you will need to nominate two e-signatures: one from the Legal Representative (i.e., representative from the legal department of the applicant’s research institution) and another from the Principal Investigator (the person responsible for the conduct of the research project and who has permission from their Institution to apply for  a grant). 
This crucial step will be completed at the final stage of the application process.

To ensure your application is ready for evaluation, an initial quality check will be conducted by an external body. You will be notified of the outcome of the review by Thursday 18 February 2027. If you are asked to revise your application, this must be submitted by 15:00 CET on Thursday 25 February 2027.

Once your application has passed the quality check stage, the nominated signatories (the Principal Investigator and Legal Representative) must complete their signature by 15:00 CET on Thursday 11 March 2027.

Once your application has been signed by the nominated signatories, an external scientific expert panel will assess your proposal in depth. These reviewers will systematically evaluate each research project proposal against predefined criteria, assigning scores in an anonymous and non-biased manner.

You will receive an email notifying you of the final decision regarding your application, indicating whether the proposal has been accepted or denied on, or before, Friday 11 June 2027. The five highest ranked projects will proceed to Sanofi's Medical Contribution Process for final legal and compliance validation. Successful applicants will be contacted individually to resubmit their application in iEnvision (a cloud-based software solution that Sanofi uses to manage various scientific and medical collaboration processes with external stakeholders) for due diligence before signing a contract with Sanofi. 

Please note that this due-diligence process can take more than 3 months. Therefore, we encourage applicants to submit to iEnvision without delay. Successful applicants will also be contacted individually about recording a virtual presentation on their proposal to be shown at the grant award ceremony scheduled to take place at IDS 2027, New York, USA.