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2026 Call for Applications: Award Types

award Types

Purpose of Award

Maximum Award/Year (Direct Cost) 

Maximum Award Duration (up to X years)

Research Award 

Conduct research based on preliminary data that will achieve or advance work within one or more stated research priorities.

$300,000 3

Pilot Award

Gather preliminary data or demonstrate proof-of-principle with potential for high impact within one or more stated research priorities.

$250,000 2

New Investigator Award

Support and enable new investigators to initiate an independent research program with potential for high impact within one or more stated research priorities.

$200,000 3

Postdoctoral Award

Support postdoctoral research training under a designated mentor to conduct high impact research within one or more stated research priorities.

See Appendix B of Call for Applications 3

Predoctoral Award

Support doctoral student research training with a designated mentor within one or more stated research priorities.

See Appendix B of Call for Applications

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Community-Partnered Participatory Research Pilot Award

Support partnered research addressing tobacco-related health disparities with a strong rationale and potential to inform a tobacco prevention or treatment intervention in the future.

$500,000 ($250,000/Co-PI) 2

Community-Partnered Participatory Research Full Award

Support partnered research addressing tobacco-related health disparities focused on the development, testing, or evaluation of a tobacco prevention or treatment intervention.

$600,000 ($300,000/Co-PI) 3

Smoke and Vape Free Scholars Initiative

Funded awards will support mentorship and training activities that include enabling undergraduate, post-bac and master's level students from CSU/CCCs to conduct tobacco-related research projects in a mentor's laboratory or team, while also engaging in local tobacco control activities and participating in other educational activities. See Call for Applications 4

Maternal Smoking Cessation Initiative

Supports research dedicated to developing, implementing, and evaluating culturally-tailored commercial tobacco cessation interventions specifically designed to improve health outcomes for pregnant individuals residing in communities disproportionately impacted by tobacco-related illness and adverse maternal outcomes.

See Call for Applications 2

AWARD SUPPLEMENTS

Cornelius Hopper Diversity Supplement

Allow active research training and participation by students and California residents under the mentorship of a currently-funded TRDRP PI of a non-training award. Supplements are funded above the award mechanism cap. $20,000 2

Student Research Supplement

Allow active research training and participation by undergraduate and Master’s degree students under the mentorship of a currently-funded TRDRP PI of a non-training award. Supplements are funded above the award mechanism cap. $20,000 2

Please note, Tobacco Policy Research Centers will not be offered during the 2026 cycle.