Pilot for Early Career Investigators
Forecasted
The University of California San Francisco's Pilot for Early Career Investigators grant funds innovative one-year biomedical research projects to help early career faculty launch or grow their research programs.
Funder: University of California San Francisco
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (Full application, Fall cycle) | February 2027 (Full application, Spring cycle)
Funding Amounts: Up to $40,000 per project; one-year, non-renewable awards
Summary: Supports innovative, one-year pilot biomedical research projects to launch or expand early career faculty research at UCSF.
Key Information: For UCSF Instructors, Assistant Professors, Assistant Researchers, or Librarians only; agency-specific requirements may apply.
Description
This program offers one-year, non-renewable pilot funding to early career investigators at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). It is designed to catalyze innovative biomedical research across a wide range of disciplines, including basic science, clinical and translational research, health policy, social science, digital health (especially mobile technology), and population science. The goal is to help early career faculty launch or expand research programs, generate preliminary data, and foster career development and mentorship.
Projects should address unmet needs or offer significant improvements over existing approaches. Special emphasis is placed on proposals that are innovative, leverage new tools or methodologies, or incorporate digital health solutions. The program is intended to lay the groundwork for subsequent independent funding.
