Health Equity Mini-Grants
The Health Equity Mini-Grants provide up to $1,500 to trainees committed to promoting health equity through research, community engagement, and/or involvement in social advocacy benefiting marginalized communities.
Mission Statement: Cultivating and sustaining an environment that fosters the development of physician leaders who are committed to eliminating the nation’s health inequities through patient care, education, research, and advocacy.
Academic Year 2025-26 Application Information
Eligibility:
Current Stanford Residents and Fellows. Requests must be made at least two months prior to the start date of the program or conference.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. However, funds must be used by the end of the academic year and prior to the recipient's graduation.
Trainees may use funds for the following purposes:
- Conduct community engagement, education, or research to advance health equity.
- Attend a conference, as a form of professional development, to present your original health equity-focused research. You must be a confirmed presenter.
Funding Logistics:
Our office will coordinate purchases on your behalf and will not provide reimbursements. As such, ODME cannot fund honoraria, stipends, nor invoices/P.O.- only costs that can be purchased using the ODME travel or purchase card are allowable. For travel-related expenses, funding is limited to conference registration, hotel accommodations, and flights.
Requirements:
Recipients will present the outcomes from receiving the grant at the annual Diversity Awards & Networking Reception, in our newsletter, and website. This may include photos, testimonials, videos, and relevant data associated with the use of the funds.
Required Deliverables:
Deliverables must be submitted to odmegmediv@stanford.edu within 15 days of completion.
- Conference Grants: Proof of completed presentation and, if applicable, a draft or published version of your scholarly work or presentation
- Research Grants: A finished, written, first draft of your paper, including your mentor’s name and trainee collaborators
- Program Grants: Qualitative and quantitative results (e.g. post-event/series survey, attendance numbers, event photos, and demographics)
Past Recipients
