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Early Career Awards (Center for Human and Planetary Health) is sponsored by Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Awards for early-career faculty for research projects that seek solutions to pressing problems in human and planetary health.
Proposals are evaluated for intellectual merit, potential to address challenges in environmental health, an orientation around equity and justice, interdisciplinary approach, contribution to the PI's career development, and potential to secure additional funding. Research on polycentric governance of environmental commons and its impact on human well-being would be relevant.
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Human and Planetary Health Early-Career Research Awards (HPH-ECA) | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Human and Planetary Health Early-Career Research Awards (HPH-ECA) The Center for Human and Planetary Health's Early Career Award program provides seed grants from $50,000 up to $200,000 over two years, to early-career faculty members with Academic Council or Medical Center Line standing, for interdisciplinary research projects that seek to identify solutions to pressing problems in human and planetary health.
2026 applications are closed. Applications are expected to reopen in November. May 1, 2026: Award letters are sent out October 1, 2026: Grants begin.
Awards will be for 2 years or less, all grantees are eligible for one no-cost extension if necessary. The Stanford Center for Human and Planetary Health advances solutions that improve both health and sustainability.
Submissions to the Human and Planetary Health Early Career Award (HPH-ECA) program should explore interactions between global environmental changes and human health, equity, and wellbeing – with an emphasis on developing novel solutions to pressing problems.
Engage in one or more of the Stanford Center for Human and Planetary Health’s areas of focus: Disease Ecology in a Changing World Food Systems, Health, and the Environment Address complex human and planetary health issues, are innovative in approach, advance equity, and have the potential to produce solutions to major challenges. Are intellectually and scientifically robust.
Take a cross-cutting and multi-disciplinary approach to solving big problems. Provide career-building opportunities for junior faculty and instructors to lead on such research projects. Have potential for securing additional funding in the future.
Assessing the health impacts of urban biogenic emissions under global warming 2025 | Public Health, Climate | North America Impact of animal management and rural household environments on antimicrobial resistance 2025 | Public Health | South Asia Measuring Nano/Microplastics in Human Immune Tissue Impact of flooding and trash on climate-sensitive infectious diseases Co-creating sanitation justice: community-based monitoring and mitigation of climate-exacerbated pollution Resilient healthcare infrastructure nexus: assessing extreme weather-related vulnerability and identifying resilience options in Mozambique, Africa Establishing data-driven community mitigation strategies for climate change and air quality on the Tule River Reservation
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Early-Career Faculty from Academic Council and University Medical Lines. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $50,000 to $200,000 over two years. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Early Career Awards (Center for Human and Planetary Health) is funded by Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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