Population Research Planning Grants (PRPGs) are designed to provide in-kind support and/or funds of up to $25k* to support a wide array of activity types throughout the development of a research project. As part of our mission to complement rather than duplicate other campus opportunities such as the Population Health Initiative seed grants, we will consider funding things activities such as:

• Use of CSDE services beyond the standard allotments for affiliates. This could include statistical or computational consultations, administrative and logistical support, computer accounts, software purchases that contribute to the general good, virtual server capacity that contributes to the general good, communication or webinar support, etc.
• Convening a group of scholars for a grant writing retreat or to brainstorm a possible new research collaboration
• Hiring an RA to analyze data for discussion in the Preliminary Data section of a grant application
• Small pilot research, when relationship to future funding requests are clearly laid out. Note that research that is well suited to an existing pilot research mechanism on campus should be submitted to that mechanism, with an optional request of matching support from CSDE (see below).
• Publication-related fees (when no other funding is available). NEW THIS YEAR: requests for publication fees will only be considered for publications that involve at least one CSDE affiliate and at least one CSDE trainee, and which are targeted to a demography-oriented journal or comparable outlet.
• Travel (when specifically enhancing research project development)
• Many others; just ask!

* note that while proposals up to $25k are allowed, smaller proposals are more likely to be funded. There is no lower limit on funding size – we welcome requests for software, meetings publications, etc., that may be measured in the hundreds of dollars.

CSDE Matching Support includes in-kind or monetary support to accompany a submission to other on-campus funding mechanism, such as PHI, EarthLab, or Urban@UW. All projects must have a CSDE affiliate who is UW faculty and is listed as a PI or co-PI, with any number of other collaborators. Note that we require (PRPGs) or strongly suggest (matching funds) contacting either Development Core Director (Steven Goodreau) or CSDE Director (Sara Curran) to discuss possibilities for your specific proposal before submission.

Applicants must discuss their requests for matching funds with CSDE leadership and/or submit the proposal here at least 10 days before the deadline for the principle funding mechanism. Exceptions will only be made under special circumstances.

Please join us on March 14^th for CSDE’s Winter 2025 Lightning Talk and Poster Session from 12:30 – 1:30 PST! The poster session and talk will take place in Raitt Hall 221 at the University of Washington. This event will feature presentations from David Coomes (Doctoral Student, Epidemiology), Elizabeth Nova (Doctoral Student, Sociology), Aryaa Rajouria (Doctoral Student, Sociology), and Aidan Andronicos (Graduate Student, Sociology). We will provide light snacks and refreshments. Please find more information on the event here!

A new global analysis led by CSDE Affiliate Emmanuela Gakidou (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation) in The Lancet warns that by 2050, about 60 percent of adults and a third of children and teens worldwide will be overweight or obese. In a recent article citing this study, Gakidou describes the crisis as a “monumental societal failure” and urges policymakers to use country-specific data to implement targeted prevention and intervention strategies. The study also suggests that while trends are alarming, immediate action could still curb the worst outcomes for future generations. Read the article here.