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  • Request for Proposals: Expanding Access to Health Care

  • The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) is requesting proposals for small research grants focusing on expanding access to health insurance and health care. Projects must start between January and March 2026. LDI will provide funding for up to $40,000 for research support for projects of up to 12 months duration that are expected to lead to external funding and/or peer-reviewed research publications.

    These grants are made possible due to generous support from the Davis Family SUMR Program Endowment Fund.

    To review the full request for proposals, including research questions and program goals, please click here.

    The deadline for submitting applications is Monday, November 10, 2025. Awards will be announced by Monday, December 11, 2025.

    For questions, please email PennLDI-info@wharton.upenn.edu.

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    • ** Note: As a condition of funding, PIs of all approved proposals must submit a letter from the university office of research administration that all human subjects approvals and other university regulatory requirements have been met for your project, but these approvals should NOT be obtained PRIOR to submitting the proposal to LDI.

    • PROPOSAL TEMPLATE:

      Please download the proposal template here. 

      All proposals must use this template. Proposals that do not use the template will not be accepted.

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