Funder: Hawai'i Community Foundation
Due Dates: December 3, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. HST (Application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $75,000 for basic/clinical research; up to $35,000 for research infrastructure; 24-month projects
Summary: Supports Hawai‘i-based medical research and sustainable research infrastructure that strengthen local research capacity and benefit Hawai‘i residents.
Key Information: PIs must hold at least Assistant Professor-equivalent rank and have no more than $250,000 annually in other direct-cost lab research support.
Description
Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s annual Medical Research program supports basic and clinical research conducted in Hawai‘i. Its goal is a robust local medical research community that benefits the people of Hawai‘i. Research areas are determined by contributing funds and include aging-related diseases, cancer, heart and lung disease, immunology, genetics, medicinal uses of Hawaiian plants, vision health, type I diabetes, and general medical research.
The program also supports novel, sustainable research infrastructure that advances biomedical research in Hawai‘i. Infrastructure proposals may address organizational change, research collections and database systems, or inter-organizational collaboration supporting interdisciplinary research questions. This category is not intended to fund a specific research project or equipment purchases for a project or department.
