The Center for Health and Wellbeing welcomes funding proposals from CHW affiliates for health-focused conferences during academic year 2025-26.

Conference proposals requesting CHW financial support:

• Must have a health or health policy issue as the central conference theme, but may center around any disciplines in the social sciences, natural sciences, humanities, and/or engineering.
• Must take place before May 31, 2026 (so that any expenses can be processed and books closed before the end of the fiscal year).
• Must take place on the Princeton University campus.
• Must be cost conscious – no first class travel, reasonable catering costs, no speaker lodging significantly before or after conference.
• Must allow attendance by some Princeton students; may allow attendance by the general public. Speakers may include faculty, researchers, staff, and/or students from inside or outside Princeton University.
• Must have organizers process the conference-related payments. CHW will designate a chart string for the organizers’ use; CHW staff will not process payments or manage logistical arrangements.

To be considered for this funding, please send the following information to [email protected]:

• Overall notional budget for the conference, including key areas like speaker travel and accommodation, catering, Conference and Event Services expenses, and other essential costs;
• Specific amount requested from CHW, and a description of the budget items proposed to be covered with CHW contributions;
• Anticipated speakers, notional agenda/session topics, and any planned special events;
• Planned conference venue;
• Anticipated number of Princeton and non-Princeton participants, including breakdowns of anticipated undergraduate students, graduate students, staff, postdocs, and faculty.

The maximum amount of funding that can be requested is $10,000, but proposals with reasonable costs and which include cost sharing from other sources will receive preference.

The application deadline is Monday, August 25. 

If you have any questions, please contact CHW Program Manager and Grants Administrator Debra Pino Betancourt at [email protected].