Pilot Award for Environmental Health Research
UCSF's Pilot Award for Environmental Health Research funds innovative projects exploring how environmental exposures affect health, emphasizing mechanisms, interventions, and underserved populations.
Funder: University of California San Francisco
Due Dates: September 28, 2026 (Full application, Fall 2026 cycle, due by 2:00 pm PST)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000 direct costs per one-year pilot project; not renewable or transferable.
Summary: Funds innovative pilot projects investigating environmental exposures and health, with emphasis on prevention and underserved populations.
Key Information: Requires use of EaRTH Core services (minimum $10,000 budgeted); UCSF faculty and select appointees eligible.
Description
This award, offered by the UCSF P30 Center for Environmental Research and Translation for Health (EaRTH), supports exploratory pilot projects in basic science, clinical science, or epidemiology that advance understanding of how environmental exposures (including pollutants, chemicals, and psychosocial stressors) impact health, especially during development. The program encourages research addressing mechanisms of disease, gene-environment interactions, technology for exposure monitoring, interventions to mitigate adverse effects, and intersections with climate change and environmental justice. Projects benefiting vulnerable or underserved populations and using multidisciplinary approaches are especially encouraged. Awardees must use EaRTH Core services and participate in Center activities.
