As an institution dedicated to addressing the world’s most intractable problems, Penn has established the Projects for Progress fund in the office of Social Equity and Community intended to encourage students, staff, and faculty to design and implement pilot projects based on innovative research that will advance the aim of a more inclusive society. It seeks to fund impactful projects, grounded in outstanding Penn research, that will offer new ideas to enhance the quality of life for members of our Philadelphia community now and in the future. Project proposals from diverse teams—broadly conceived—will receive priority consideration.

The application period is from January 19-28. Project proposals should be focused on making progress towards one or more of the following goals:

• Eradicating systemic racism
• Achieving educational equity
• Advancing environmental justice & sustainability
• Eliminating health disparities based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and/or social determinants of health

Each winning team will receive up to $100,000 to implement their proposed initiative. For more information, visit sec.upenn.edu/p4p.