Pilot Award for Environmental Science and Health Research
UCSF's Pilot Award for Environmental Science and Health Research funds innovative studies on how environmental exposures affect disease mechanisms, prevention, and interventions, especially in vulnerable populations.
Funder: University of California San Francisco
Due Dates: September 28, 2026 (Full application, Fall 2026 RAP cycle)
Funding Amounts: $50,000 direct costs per award; one-year duration; not renewable or transferrable
Summary: Supports innovative pilot research on environmental health, focusing on disease mechanisms, prevention, and interventions related to environmental exposures, with emphasis on vulnerable populations.
Key Information: Must budget at least $10,000 for P30 EaRTH Core services; open only to UCSF faculty and specific appointees.
Description
This award, offered through the UCSF-Stanford Environmental Research and Translation for Health (EaRTH) Center, funds exploratory and innovative projects in environmental health sciences. The program seeks to advance understanding of how environmental pollutants and chemicals—particularly those encountered during early development—impact disease risk and health across the lifespan. Projects may address basic, clinical, or epidemiological questions, including mechanistic studies, genetics-environment interactions, new exposure monitoring technologies, interventions to prevent or mitigate exposures, and research at the intersection of health, climate change, and environmental justice. Emphasis is placed on research that benefits vulnerable or underserved populations and on projects likely to lead to future NIH grant applications.
