The Duke REACH Equity Center is announcing funding opportunities for 2023. These awards support students, trainees, and faculty who are interested in conducting research that promotes health equity. All proposals should broadly address the REACH Equity theme: to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health by improving the quality of patient-centered care in the clinical encounter across diseases, stages of illness, care settings, and throughout the life course. Proposals may include any research topic and method (quantitative, qualitative, etc.). There are four funding opportunities:
Research Vouchers Program will supplement currently funded research or support standalone research projects conducted by faculty at any level. Funding: One year, up to $12,500 per award.
- Full Research Vouchers Program RFA and application instructions are available here
- Current awardee list is available here.
Research Scholars Development Program is intended to support early-stage investigators (residents, fellows, postdoctoral students, nursing trainees, other trainees at similar career stage). Scholars work with a faculty mentor (identified by the trainee) to develop a research proposal and complete a project. Funding: Up to $5,000 for one- or two-year project per award.
- Full Research Scholars Development RFA and application instructions are available here
- Current awardee list is available here
Transdisciplinary Think Tank (TTT) provides support to bring together faculty across disciplines who have a common interest in addressing racial and ethnic disparities in the clinical encounter. The TTTs aim to catalyze and support research related to the REACH Equity theme and to foster collaboration among health disparities researchers across Duke University. Funding: One year, up to $1,500 per award.
- Full Transdisciplinary Think Tank RFA and application instructions are available here
- Current awardee list is available here.
Medical Student Research Award is intended to support a third-year medical student conducting research related to the REACH Equity theme. Scholars work with a faculty mentor (identified by the student) to develop a research proposal and complete a project. Funding: Up to $5,000 for one-year project.
- Full Medical Student Research Award and application instructions are available here
- Current awardee list is available here.
Application submission deadline: March 17 for July 2023 funding.
Email reachequitycenter@duke.edu with questions.