Schwartz Research Fund
Cornell's Schwartz Research Fund provides seed grants for life sciences faculty to conduct innovative pilot research advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Funder: Cornell University
Due Dates (Anticipated): December 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25,000 per award; two awards annually; 12-month project period.
Summary: Seed funding for Cornell life sciences faculty conducting innovative pilot research that advances diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Key Information: For faculty at Ithaca, Cornell Tech, and Geneva campuses; one award for pre-tenure assistant professors, one for associate professors.
Description
The Schwartz Research Fund provides seed grants to faculty in the life sciences at Cornell University (Ithaca, Cornell Tech, and Geneva campuses) who are advancing the university's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals. The fund supports innovative pilot experiments designed to generate preliminary data or open new lines of inquiry, with the aim of enabling recipients to pursue major external funding in the future. The grant is intended to foster creative research that might not otherwise be possible and is awarded on a 12-month cycle.
