Genentech Scholars Program
Your research deserves to be in the room where decisions get made.
About the program
The Science Center and Genentech have launched the Genentech Scholars Program, a competitive grants program designed to get rigorous health research out of internal analysis and into the journals, conferences, and policy forums where real decisions get made. Awards are up to $25,000 for a 12-month period.
Disease-State Track
For focused research in one of eight specific disease areas — including cardiovascular/metabolic, lupus nephritis, Alzheimer's, IBD, multiple sclerosis, diabetic macular edema, food allergy, and women's health — that can directly inform diagnosis, treatment, or care pathways.
Community & Public Health Track
For applied scholarship on access to care, caregiving burden, affordability, community access disparities, and the value of innovation — work that shapes how care is financed, delivered, and understood by policymakers and payers.
Proposal deadline: August 19, 2026
Competitive Proposals will answer a focused question and use rigorous methodology: this grant is intended for researchers who are on the path to publication within 12 months, not for exploratory concepts. The Science Center and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, created the Genentech Scholars Program to close this gap, helping to translate innovation into impact.
The program funds can be used for:
- Real-world evidence studies
- Health economics and outcomes research
- Implementation science or care-delivery studies
- Policy-relevant mixed methods
- Systematic reviews
The Science Center and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, created the Scholars Program to close this gap, helping to translate innovation into impact.
