CARE Seed Grant
Due to the generosity of our donors, CARE has awarded 29 Seed Grants to pioneering scientists across a multitude of disciplines seeking early-stage funding to pursue innovative research on Asian health.
These grants have given CARE investigators the freedom to explore their most promising and uniquely Stanford research ideas, which nurture and expand Stanford Medicine's exceptional capacity for innovation in Asian health. These funds are particularly helpful in promoting collaborations across disciplines and supporting the collection of pilot data to achieve further grant funding. This strategy has been successful in launching and nurturing new Asian health research projects, and has allowed researchers to accumulate sufficient “proof-of-concept” data to apply competitively for follow-on research funding, both in the form of philanthropic investment and traditional public and/or private grant funding from the NIH, AHA, and others.
Every year, CARE releases a Call for Applications in early December with applications due via Slideroom in early February. Awards are announced in early March. The award period is for 2 calendar years, typically starting on May 1 and ending on April 30.
AI & Asian Health
This year, in addition to our CARE Seed Grant, the Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE) and the Center for Digital Health (CDH) co-sponsored a specialized seed grant titled “The Use of Generative AI to Improve the Health of Asian Populations.” This initiative focused on leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to advance, implement, and promote cutting-edge digital solutions aimed at improving Asian health. One grant was awarded for this cycle.
APPLICATION:
We are no longer accepting applications for the 2025 cycle. To stay updated on future opportunities, including the launch of our 2026 seed grant cycle, we encourage you to subscribe to our mailing list.
ELIGIBILITY:
Stanford Faculty with University tenure Line (UTL), Medical Center Line (MCL), Non-Tenure Line-Research (NTLR), Clinician Educator (CE) or Instructor appointments. PI waivers are not needed for internal funding opportunities. Lecturers with Stanford appointments are eligible to apply. Post-doctoral fellows, clinical trainees, instructors, and research scientists/scholars must identify a faculty mentor and may be included as co-PIs.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
- CARE Seed Grants are only eligible for active Stanford Faculty. This includes research and clinical faculty who can serve as a Primary Investigator on the project.
- Higher preference will go to projects that are aligned with CARE’s current high-impact research areas:
- Asian Cancers: Lung, Gastric, Liver, Nasopharyngeal (Note: One seed grant in the 2025 cycle was reserved for lung cancer research.)
- Cardiovascular disease and diabetes
- Mental Health
- Longevity
- For all seed grants, focus areas above that also integrate Artificial Intelligence as a component to the study are encouraged.
AWARD:
- Term: May 1, 2025 – May 1, 2027
- Funding Amount: Up to $50,000 (determined by review committee)
SEED GRANT IMPACT REPORT: Awardees are required to provide a one-page status report summarizing progress on the project and any resulting research products (abstracts, papers, grants, etc.) 12, 18 and 24 months after receipt of funds.
Please refer to our Seed Grant Policy for information on requirements and conditions of funding.