The Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society (CRRES), with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is seeking to fund Indiana University, Bloomington faculty in the humanities, social sciences and health sciences whose research focuses on the intersections of race, ethnicity, and health in the U.S., broadly defined. Funding for these grants will range from $5K to $20K.
We recognize that health is defined and studied in different ways across disciplines, and we are open to novel and creative research methodologies and topics, including but not limited to the following areas:
· Environmental and occupational health inequities
· Psychosocial trauma and stereotype threats
· Substance abuse and the pharmaceutical industry
· Explicit or implicit racial discrimination within health care
· Carceral state and its entanglements within schools, hospitals, and foster care
· Intergenerational, historical trauma and healing justice
· Bodily autonomy and reproductive health
· Health of political and social institutions and organizations
We will fund research projects across methodological orientations.
Faculty are invited to apply on an individual basis or as research teams (interdisciplinary or within disciplines). Grant recipients will be selected based on the following criteria, in order of priority:
· Demonstrated contribution to the study of race, ethnicity and health
· Demonstrated engagement with policies and solutions that address the root causes of racial health disparities and patterns of health and well-being
· Demonstrated ability and/or plan to engage in public-facing work
· Actively seeking partnerships with community-based organizations, especially those that are BIPOC-led
·Actively training an academic pipeline of researchers in health and race
Applicants’ research projects are not required to meet all criteria, but those that do will be prioritized.
Eligibility and requirement:
· Principal Investigator must be a tenured or tenure-track Indiana University, Bloomington faculty
· Prospective applicants must register for and attend the “Advancing Racial Health Equity Workshop,” a research workshop on October 3rd, 2025, 9am-1pm, at the Grand Hall of Maxwell Hall. The deadline for registration is September 22nd. At the workshop, applicants will be asked to consider forming interdisciplinary research teams as part of their research project. At this workshop, attendees will:
a. Learn from IUB faculty who have applied for and received external funding for their research
b. Learn about Research Development Services at IUB and other potential resources for faculty applying for external funding in today’s funding landscape
c. Discuss their research questions with other IUB faculty within tables organized by keywords
Proposal (due by November 7):
1. Project description (3-5 pages): The description should cover the:
a. theoretical significance
b. methodological approach
c. preliminary findings (if applicable)
d. research timeline
e. potential contribution of proposed research to the study of race/ethnicity, including potential outcomes and publications
2. Principal investigator(s) and collaborators:
a. Short bio sketch (100-200 words)
b. CV
c. Current and pending research support (a list of your proposed and active projects and sources of support)
d. If applicable, CV’s and statements of support from collaborators for this project
3. Proposed budget and justification, including sustainability plans if the research project requires funding after RWJF funding has ended (1 page)
Decisions will be made approximately by mid-December. Applicants should attach documents #1-3 as a single PDF and submit it to crres@iu.edu. Applicants may direct questions to Dr. Sonia Lee (CRRES Director, soslee@iu.edu) or Dalton Kumar (CRRES Administrative assistant, crres@iu.edu).