Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Funding opportunities in DEI

Achieving true diversity, equity, and inclusion in the School of Pharmacy requires funding. These grant and scholarship opportunities are available to ensure that our scientists, health care providers, and staff members, especially in the earliest stages of their careers, have the support they need to pursue their goals.

Support for DEI in research, education, and community

• Health Equity Curriculum Internship: This internship, administered by the School’s PharmD degree program, compensates six to eight PharmD students annually for helping faculty members update the pharmacy curriculum to responsibly address diversity, equity, and inclusion. Interns, who are typically 2nd- or 3rd-year students, meet with faculty members monthly to discuss improvements the following month’s 1st-year PharmD teaching materials. Contact: Stephanie Hsia, Jennifer Cocohoba.

Career opportunities in science and medicine

• Post-Baccalaureate Research Opportunity to Promote Equity in Learning (PROPEL): PROPEL is a one-to-two-year paid post-baccalaureate research opportunity serving 10–15 incoming post-bacc researchers from groups underrepresented in science through a modest financial incentive for faculty hiring managers, career and pro­fes­sion­al development training sessions, networking opportunities, and laboratory mentorship. While it does not directly provide funding, the organization helps faculty members secure funding from a variety of sources for their post-bac researchers.
• QBI Grants/Scholarships: The Quantitative Biosciences Institute funds two scholarship programs for women scientists hailing from regions that are underrepresented in the biosciences. Contact: Jacqueline Fabius.
  • QBI Scholarship For Women In Biosciences From Eastern Europe
  • QBI Scholarship for Women from Developing Nations in Biosciences
• UCSF-Stanford CERSI Diversity Scholars Program: The UCSF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI), a joint venture between the two Bay Area research institutions and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), offers funding for two to four scholars from diverse ethnic backgrounds each year.
• UCSF SOP Post Baccalaureate Program: The School’s post-baccalaureate program provides recent college graduates with the preparation needed to be competitive applicants for pharmacy programs across the country. Supported in part by funding from the dean of the School, one of its missions is to support students from underrepresented backgrounds as they approach careers in pharmacy.
• Bay Area Youth Science (BAYS) Program: The BAYS program, administered by the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, supports paid internships for rising junior- and senior-year high school students to work in UCSF research laboratories. Contact: Emma Gunderson.