Funder: Harvard University
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (Proposal deadline)
Funding Amounts: Two awards of up to $40,000 each for up to one year
Summary: Supports pioneering, early-stage research in positive health science and related communication and translation sciences.
Key Information: Open to Harvard faculty and research scientists; students cannot apply, and hospital-affiliated faculty must confirm eligibility.
Description
The Innovations in Positive Health Grant is administered by the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It supports pioneering research at early stages of development in positive health science or related communication and translation sciences. Positive health takes an asset-oriented approach, examining physical, mental, and social strengths that contribute to well-being and happiness rather than focusing solely on illness or deficits.
The Center seeks to build rigorous, interdisciplinary science with a focus on health equity and translate findings into practice and policy. Funding priorities include projects that open new areas of inquiry, generate crucial preliminary data for larger external grant proposals, integrate multiple disciplines, or connect faculty and scholars across Harvard departments and schools.
