Pilot Award for Health Innovations via Engineering
The Pilot Award for Health Innovations via Engineering at UCSF funds research utilizing HIVE-developed engineering technologies to advance innovative health and bioscience solutions.
Funder: University of California San Francisco
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 per project for one year; not renewable.
Summary: Supports innovative health research projects that apply engineering science and technology, specifically leveraging HIVE Center technologies.
Key Information: Project must utilize technologies developed by HIVE members; only UCSF faculty or collaborators with HIVE faculty are eligible.
Description
The Pilot Award for Health Innovations via Engineering, administered by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) through the HIVE Center, is designed to foster the integration of engineering science and technology in basic, translational, or clinical health research. The program encourages proposals that use engineering approaches to address bioscience and health challenges, especially in areas where such methods are underutilized. Projects must incorporate or establish technologies developed by HIVE members, with the goal of advancing global health and developing novel scientific tools or methodologies.
