Anti-Racism Research Pilot Grants
Forecasted
UCSF's Anti-Racism Research Pilot Grants fund studies using anti-racism frameworks to investigate and address structural racism's impact on health and biomedical outcomes.
Funder: University of California San Francisco
Due Dates (Anticipated): April 2027 (Capacity Building Grant, Research Project Grant, and overall program)
Funding Amounts: $10,000 (Capacity Building) | $50,000 (Research Project); 1-year, non-renewable; typically 2–3 Capacity Building and 1–2 Research Project awards per cycle.
Summary: Supports collaborative research and capacity-building projects using anti-racism frameworks to address and intervene on structural racism in health and biomedical research.
Key Information: Forecasted cycle; eligibility limited to UCSF faculty/appointees with required community partnership.
Description
The Anti-Racism Research Pilot Grants, administered by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Office of Research, are designed to advance anti-racism research within biomedical and health fields. The program funds two distinct mechanisms: Capacity Building Grants ($10,000) to foster new or strengthen existing community-academic partnerships for anti-racism research, and Research Project Grants ($50,000) to support empirical studies that explicitly use anti-racism frameworks to address how structural and institutional racism shapes health outcomes. All funded projects must go beyond documenting disparities and directly examine the role of racism, prioritize community engagement, and aim to develop actionable strategies to dismantle health inequities.
