Anti-Racism Research Pilot Grants
UCSF’s Anti-Racism Research Pilot Grants fund community-engaged research using anti-racism frameworks to investigate and address racism in biomedical research and healthcare.
Funder: University of California San Francisco
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Full application deadline for Anti-Racism Research Pilot Grants)
Funding Amounts: $10,000 (Capacity Building) or up to $50,000 (Research Project); 1-year non-renewable awards
Summary: Supports innovative, community-engaged research projects that use anti-racism frameworks to address and dismantle racism in biomedical research and healthcare.
Key Information: Community partnership and anti-racism focus are required; only UCSF-affiliated PIs eligible.
Description
The Anti-Racism Research Pilot Grants, administered by the UCSF Office of Research, aim to catalyze research that actively addresses and seeks to dismantle racism within biomedical research and healthcare. The program funds both capacity-building initiatives and empirical research projects that apply anti-racism theories and frameworks. A central emphasis is placed on building authentic, equitable partnerships between UCSF researchers and diverse community stakeholders, ensuring that community members are involved as full research partners. Projects should focus on the role of racism as a determinant of health, develop collaborative research plans, analyze policies or interventions to reduce health disparities, and generate actionable strategies for racial equity in healthcare and biomedical research. The program is designed to seed projects that can grow into larger, extramurally funded research.
