The Institutional Research Fellowship Grant (IRF) program provides outstanding opportunities for early-career physicians to conduct investigation on dermatologic conditions that need more scientific research in skin of color and to prepare for leadership roles in clinical care, public policy, health services research, and biomedical research.
Application Opening Soon!
Application Deadline: October 24, 2025; 11:59pm CT
The Institutional Research Fellowship (IRF) is a groundbreaking initiative that supports critical research on dermatologic diseases in skin of color and provides valuable opportunities for physicians of color, who are disproportionately underrepresented in dermatology and medicine. SOCS aims to address unmet dermatologic health needs by increasing the number of investigators who can deliver evidence-based care in communities that experience disproportionate disease burden.
This award will grant up to $40,000 to support a researcher who has an interest in skin of color dermatology and/or health equity research.
- UMass Chan Medical School
- Henry Ford Health