The Office of Research's Research Community-Building Small Grants Program, supported by the Vice Chancellor for Research, will provide one-time funds of up to $10,000 to support activities that build engagement and collaboration to support equity and belonging for the UCSF Research Community.  

While this program funds up to $10K, we welcome proposals of smaller nominal value.  

Examples include:

• Initiatives that enrich UCSF’s research community  
• Conferences that facilitate research engagement and collaboration   
• Events that bring new research ideas and perspectives to UCSF   
• Purchases that enable research community building at UCSF  

Examples that are not included: 

• Funding for research studies 
• Research staff or graduate student effort 
• Technology support purchases (i.e., laptops) 

Eligible applicants include all members of the UCSF research community; faculty, staff, trainees, community members. 

Applications are closed until September 2024.

For questions, please contact the VCR Office at [email protected].