Big Give Christmas Challenge 2024
For one week only, one donation makes double the difference!
Fund a research project grant
With your help we are hoping to raise £20,000 to fund a Pump Priming Research Grant. This is a grant to fund diabetes research projects in the early stages of development, in order to lead to further research or contribute towards early stage clinical trials. Between the 3rd and 10th December every pound you give will be matched by our pledgers, a £10 donation from you will mean we receive £20!
DRWF hopes to continue to fund diabetes research in the UK in order to understand the: causes, complications, prevention, management and treatment, and also to provide the support programmes that ensure people with diabetes are "Staying well until a cure is found..."
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...by 10th December!
How the Big Give works and DRWF research videos
Our Vision
"A world without diabetes. Without sufficient funding, research cannot continue and DRWF is passionate about continuing to support Diabetes research."
We need to raise a further £10,000 when the challenge opens up for public donations from 3rd December when every donation to this campaign is doubled until 10th December.
Every penny really does count, so why not make a gift during the first week of December and DOUBLE YOUR DONATION through the Big Give Christmas Challenge?
“We must keep looking and searching, it is the best method for finding - and perhaps what we tell our patients tomorrow will not be the same as we have to tell them today.”
— Professor Mike Edmonds - DRWF Pump Priming award recipient
"This board represents the best diabetes researchers from across the UK. They all share the passion and values that make DRWF a really wonderful organisation - one which has patients with diabetes at its heart and is suffused with a culture of kindness and research excellence."
— Dr Salem - DRWF Advisory Board member
Our Big Give Aims
- To fund a DRWF Pump Priming award. This would enable an early career Researcher to undertake their own project by using pilot data to test a theory. Without this type of funding, it is impossible to inform a bigger body of work for the future.
- This crucial work improves research culture and diversity, as well as training up the next generation of scientists which is an investment for the future of people who are living with diabetes.
- An example of how a Pump Priming grant informed further research to ultimately benefit people with diabetes: Dr Kashyap Patel, DRWF Pump Priming award recipient 2018, developed a revised method of diagnosing T1 diabetes to prevent misdiagnosis. This has now been adopted by NICE.
- DRWF aims to benefit people like Claire Levy who says, "Funding Research into new treatments and new technologies has transformed the lives of people living with all forms of diabetes, including myself as someone with Type 2 Diabetes."
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...by 10th December!
Big thanks to our donation doubling Pledgers:
AgaMatrix
AgaMatrix Europe was formed in 2007 and supplies its blood glucose monitoring products across Europe. The WaveSense JAZZ™ was launched in the UK in 2009. Since then it has continued to grow every year, with more and more users choosing to use JAZZ.
HiCom
Hicom supports Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation to help everyone with diabetes live life to the full.
Saturn Corporation
Saturn Corporation is a leading provider of data technology solutions to medium and large fundraising and membership organizations around the world. Founded in 1981, Saturn’s technology is powered by the fastest database technology in the market (as recognized by Gartner, the world’s leading technology research and advisory firm).
Holbrooks
We offer a complete range of print services, from design and proofing through to mailing and delivery and will work with you to ensure you receive the exact service and product you require. Prepress – Press – Finishing – Mailing and Despatch
The Hospital Saturday Fund
Our Big Give Champion
A special thanks to our Big Give Champion: The Hospital Saturday Fund is a registered charity whose aims are to provide assistance for registered health charities, hospices, medical organisations and individuals with a medical condition or disability.
What is a pump priming research grant?
Our annual Pump Priming funding round is designed to support bright researchers with new ideas as they strive to make the kind of life changing breakthroughs our diabetes community is hoping for. We are intent on maximising the potential by funding the highest quality clinical and scientific research at the very best research institutions in the UK. We will grow our network of DRWF funded researchers and ensure that the results of their work is published in our supporter communications and online.
Understanding our target
If the target of £20,000 is not achieved, any funds raised will still be allocated to partially fund a Pump Priming award. The funds will be restricted. Any excess funds raised will still be allocated to our Pump Priming award program. DRWF allocates a total of 6 Pump Priming awards annually. The total amount awarded for Pump Priming/Open Funding grants since inception is £2,069,823.10, a total of 101 awards. DRWF plans to continue with this program in the future.
...by 10th December!