Public Health Researcher Meet-Ups
Friday, October 10 | 12:00-1:00pm | PUP 204
Thursday, October 23 | 11am - 12pm | Webex
To facilitate emerging interdisciplinary faculty research collaborations/teams we are sponsoring meet up events for all CAHSS faculty to gather and share interests/expertise in the broad area of health research. Attendance is encouraged, but not required, for submission to the Public Health Collaborative Grant program.
RSVP to John Schumacher, Ph.D. jschuma@umbc.edu
What happens when faculty from different disciplines/fields come together to explore public health? The Public Health Collaboration Grants 2026 are designed toanswer this question!This opportunity invites all full-timeCAHSS faculty from the social sciences, humanities, and artsdisciplines to explore unexpected connections in their interdisciplinary expertise with the aim of developing novel public health research questions. Faculty with ongoing health research projects, as well as those with absolutely no prior health research experience, are welcome to participate.
Proposal Link: https://tinyurl.com/ywpfb3x2
The PHRC Collaboration Grants 2026 program offers a supportive cohort model to help interdisciplinary teams of faculty develop and submit competitive proposals for external funding. The five selected faculty teams will meet as a cohort monthly from January through April 2026 for facilitated workshops, writing time, and peer feedback. Team members will receive salary support for summer 2026 and present a project update in a mini symposium to cohort members, PHRC staff, and CAHSS dean's office staff in August 2026. By the end of the program, faculty teams will have both a well-prepared submission ready application and a community of colleagues for future success.
As part of this initiative, applicants will propose a team of two to four CAHSS faculty who will collaboratively submit a future externally funded public health grant. Need help identifying collaborator(s) for a faculty team? Participate in our October Research Meet-Ups or just contact us.
For Questions: John G. Schumacher, PHRC Director, jschuma@umbc.edu