Hardship Awards
ForecastedInternal — University of California San Francisco only
Hardship Awards support UCSF investigators facing temporary funding gaps, funding essential research activity, personnel, and preliminary data to sustain projects while they pursue future support.
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Funder: University of California San Francisco
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Spring Cycle) | September 2027 (Fall Cycle)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000 in direct costs for one year; nonrenewable
Summary: Stop-gap funding helps UCSF investigators maintain essential research activity during temporary funding interruptions while pursuing future support.
Key Information: REAC funding requires a UCSF School of Medicine appointment; Academic Senate and REAC support faculty only.
Description
UCSF’s Hardship Awards provide stop-gap support for investigators experiencing a temporary interruption in research funding within the award year. Administered through the Resource Allocation Program (RAP), awards help maintain a baseline level of activity on current projects, extend funded research aims, or support new aims during funding gaps.
Supported work includes maintaining transgenic mouse breeding colonies, preserving longstanding patient cohorts in clinical, social, or behavioral research, partially supporting research personnel, and purchasing supplies for preliminary data needed for grant resubmission. Interruptions may arise from personal or staff illness, unsuccessful funding applications, COVID-19 disruptions, or other facility closures. Applicants must explain the hardship’s consequences, why the disruption is temporary, and their plans to restore funding. Priority goes to applicants who have never received a Hardship Award.
