Chair Diversity Investigator Awards

Applications for the Department of Medicine Chair Diversity Investigator Awards open annually in the summer.

Background

The Department of Medicine Chair is honored to continue to offer the Chair Diversity Investigator Award. This is an annual program promoting research that addresses health inequity, social determinants of health, cultural competence, outcomes improvement, and health system access/utilization for vulnerable populations. Ideas that are innovative and impactful and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, a benefit to individuals from underserved communities or populations, or the elimination of health care disparities are welcome.

Eligibility

The awards are open to Instructors and Assistant Professors (all lines), whose primary appointment is in the Department of Medicine at or above 50% FTE.  All applicants must be employed at Stanford for the duration of the award.

Award Details

Four awards are granted annually, where each recipient will receive $50,000 to be spent on their research for one to two years. A detailed budget is not required, but the expectation is that funds will be expended in accordance with Stanford's business and financial policies.  Also, please note that you should have $200,000 or less in other support to apply for this award. 

Review Process

A review committee of senior Faculty will select the four winning proposals. The committee is interested in hearing about your personal journey to diversity/disparity work, including any salient points that influenced your goals and/or preparation for a career in medicine and research.

Applications

Applications for the current cycle are closed. The next application cycle will begin in the summer.

The application portal can be accessed here:  https://domdiversityawards.stanford.edu/ 

Questions can be sent to Lisa Moore-Long, lmlong@stanford.edu, who is helping administer the program this year

Visit this link to view past recipients of the Chair Diversity Investigator Awards