2024 Stanford Cancer Institute- Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (SCI-JEDI) pilot awards

The Stanford Cancer Institute (SCI) launches a new award opportunity for individuals of any rank and/or title who are investing in supporting projects that make progress towards inclusive excellence at SCI. Projects can include events, activities, programming or initiatives that enhance collaboration between and within SCI to advance strategic priorities and efforts of SCI’s JEDI office.

We welcome projects that address and prioritize any of the following JEDI aims of the SCI:

• A more diverse community: to promote the recruitment, retention, career development, and advancement of individuals from groups historically underrepresented.
• A culture of belonging: to enhance the capacity and impact of the SCI-JEDI Office through intentional collaboration with the local community and/or the broader Stanford Cancer Institute’s Offices of Cancer Health Equity (CHE) and Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC).
• Leadership commitment and accountability: to drive and evaluate progress toward advancing justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion at SCI.

Selection criteria:

1. Project type: We invite project proposals that may include cancer relevant events, activities, programming or initiatives that involve members at SCI which includes faculty, staff, and trainees. The project aligns with one or more of the SCI’s JEDI aims and fosters bidirectional communication and collaboration with units/departments/partners/community partners to enhance the cancer workforce. Projects can be a new initiative or an ongoing effort of training and education that needs funding. Examples include educational workshops and outreach activities for younger learners to strengthen educational partnerships and pathways or initiatives that support underrepresented groups in medicine.
    
2. Multi-disciplinary collaboration: Team has been identified and will be engaged throughout the proposal and defined plans of partnerships largely with the SCI’s JEDI, COE, CRTEC offices and/or with the local community and broader Stanford enterprise including Stanford graduate and postdoctoral students.
    
3. Team: Key stakeholders have clear commitment and consistent track record of JEDI work in various ways which may include both formal and informal mentorship and/or research and/or outreach. Prior or current cancer relevant ongoing projects and publications that examine and evaluate issues of access and opportunities of underrepresented groups. The team members involved in the project each have a clearly defined role and contribution to the project.
    
4. Methods: The project has clearly defined goals and objectives, and the proposed study design and methods are aligned with the project. There is a detailed outline of the timeline, how the project will be executed, and what measures will be used to track whether its aims are met.
    
5. Scope and budget: The project can be successfully implemented within the proposed timeline and budget. The budget defines how the resources will be allocated and what materials are needed to execute the project. In accordance with university research guidelines, funds may be used for salary of PI and team, materials and supplies, travel expenses to project relevant conferences, meals/food - expenses within a modest range (see Funding guidelines), student compensation (Stanford and non-Stanford).