Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
- Request for Proposals: Pilot Studies in Health Equity
Letters of intent were due February 7. Invitations for full submissions have been sent. Full submissions were due April 4.
Anticipated start date for successful proposals: July 1.
The Office of Health Equity Research (OHER) is soliciting grant applications to support up to five health equity research pilot projects in community-identified research priority areas of: 1) safe and healthy housing, 2) prevention of mental health and substance use disorders, 3) prevention of gun violence, 4) prevention of re-incarceration, and 5) prevention and management of chronic disease. The award level is up to $40,000 for one year per award. Eligibility is strictly limited to full-time faculty at the University of Rochester.
All awards are eligible to be co-sponsored by the following University of Rochester units if they also focus on a priority area of the respective unit:
Environmental Health Sciences Center/Institute for Human Health and the Environment
Department of Orthopaedics
Department of Neurology
- Health Equity-Focused Funding Opportunities Outside URMC— A monthly updated list of available health equity research opportunities outside the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Funding Support Requests - Research investigators seeking additional financial support for research, programmatic, and professional development activities meant to facilitate the advancement of health equity. Requests will be prioritized from highest to lowest priority. Please visit the link for more details. This includes funds for conference travel, registration, and presentations; data acquisition; biostatistical support; publication costs; continuing education; and other expenses.
May Funding Recipient Spotlight:
Department of Medicine's Research in Health Equity Symposium
"The funds were extremely helpful in making the symposium free to attend for community members and students," shared Laura Stamm, PhD, assistant professor of Medicine and Health Humanities & Bioethics. "We also used the funds to support the community panel with Sickle Cell Disease Warriors. This panel was extremely well received, and attendees reported in their evaluations that the panel changed how they approach treating patients with Sickle Cell Disease."
