Our Grants

CIRM provides funding across five key areas: Infrastructure, Education, Discovery Research, Translational Research, and Clinical Research. By supporting projects at every stage of development, from initial discovery to clinical trials, CIRM drives progress in regenerative medicine and accelerates innovative therapies to patients.

Check out our portfolio of awards below. Click here to see a list of People We’ve Funded. Click here to see a list of our Funded Institutions.

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Institution Researcher name Grant Type Grant Title Award Value
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Sanjeev Ranade SPARK Stem Cells & STEM Education – a Summer Internship Program for California High School Students $509,000
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Dr. David Kong Ann SPARK Train, Educate, and Accelerate Mastery of Stem cell research (TEAMS) program $505,933
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Ellen B Fung SPARK Supporting Underrepresented STudents Adapting to Change: Summer Program to Accelerate Regenerative Medicine Knowledge (SUSTAIN a SPARK) $254,964
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Wafa Tawackoli SPARK Mentored High School Summer Research Program $508,750
California Institute of Technology Dr. Henry A. Lester SPARK CIRM Early Investigators High School Stem Cell Research Program $132,717
Stanford University Paul J. Utz SPARK Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine- Summer Research Internship $350,482
University of California, San Francisco Katherine Nielsen SPARK Developing High School Students’ Research Practices and Regenerative Medicine Knowledge through a Summer Intern Program $382,430
University of California, Davis Gerhard Gerhard Bauer SPARK Internship at a Cutting Edge CIRM-funded Stem Cell Research Facility $360,573
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Wafa Tawackoli SPARK Mentored High School Summer Research Program $296,628
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Ellen B Fung SPARK Leveraging Investment in hiGHschool Training: Summer Program to Accelerate Regenerative medicine Knowledge (LIGHT a SPARK) $226,519
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Dr. Paul M. Salvaterra SPARK SPARK Award Program in Stem Cell Biology for California High School Students $241,080
Berkeley City College Dr. Barbara Des Rochers Bridges CIRM Bridges to Stem Cell Research and Therapy $3,224,918
Cal State Univ, Fullerton Dr. Nilay V Patel Bridges Bridges to Stem Cell Research and Therapy: A Talent Development Program for Training Diverse Undergraduates for Careers in Regenerative Medicine $3,530,873
City College Of San Francisco Dr. Carin Zimmerman Bridges Building Career Pathways into Stem Cell Research and Therapy Development $3,195,638
Cal Poly Corporation, an Auxiliary of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Trevor Cardinal Bridges Training Masters Students to Advance the Regenerative Medicine Field $3,931,800
Cal State Univ, San Bernadino Dr. Nicole Bournias-Vardiabasis Bridges Stem Cell Scholars: a workforce development pipeline, educating, training and engaging students from basic research to clinical translation. $4,327,800
The University Corporation at California State University, Northridge Dr. Cindy S Malone Bridges CSUN CIRM Bridges3.0 Stem Cell Research & Therapy Training Program $4,327,057
California State University, Channel Islands Dr. Nitika S Parmar Bridges CIRM Graduate Student Training in Stem Cell Sciences in the Stem Cell Technology and Lab Management Emphasis of the MS Biotechnology Program $4,270,367
San Francisco State University Dr. Lily Chen Bridges CIRM Bridges Science Master’s Program $4,049,650
Cal State Univ, Sacramento Kimberly A Mulligan Bridges Strengthening the Pipeline of Master’s-level Scientific and Laboratory Personnel in Stem Cell Research $2,828,738
SJSU Research Foundation Bree Grillo – Hill Bridges Stem Cell Internships in Laboratory-based Learning ( SCILL) continue to expand the scientific workforce for stem cells research and therapies . $4,327,800
Cal State Univ, Long Beach Deborah Ann Fraser Bridges CIRM Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research Biotechnology Training Program $3,901,802
Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation Dr Amy Sprowles Bridges CIRM Bridges 3.0 $4,242,975
San Diego State University Foundation Ralph Feuer Bridges Bridges to Stem Cell Research Internship Program $3,530,717
California State University San Marcos Corporation Dr. Bianca Romina Mothé Bridges CIRM Bridges to Stem Cell Research and Therapy Training Grant $4,327,800
Pasadena City College Dr. Pamela Eversole-Cire Bridges Bridges to Stem Cell Research and Therapy at Pasadena City College $3,254,471
Cal State Univ, San Bernadino Dr. Nicole Bournias-Vardiabasis Bridges Stem Cell Scholars- from Basic Research to Clinical Translation: training a diverse pool of students in the lab, engaging them in patient and healthcare activities, motivating them to educate their immediate community and enabling them for careers in … $2,566,861
The University Corporation at California State University, Northridge Cindy S Malone Bridges Stem Cell Scientist Training Program $2,699,722
City College Of San Francisco Dr. Carin Zimmerman Bridges Stem Cell Training Enhancement Program with a focus on Translational Research $2,000,258
Pasadena City College Dr. Pamela Eversole-Cire Bridges Bridges to Stem Cell Research and Therapy at Pasadena City College $2,414,873
Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation Dr. Jacob Varkey Bridges CIRM 2.0 Bridges Training Program $2,534,223
SJSU Research Foundation Tzvia Abramson Bridges SCILL- Stem Cell Internships in Laboratory-based Learning $2,916,283
San Francisco State University Dr. Lily Chen Bridges CIRM Bridges 2.0: Training the Next Generation of Stem Cell Scientists $2,958,876
Cal State Univ, Sacramento Lisa Hammersley Bridges Strengthening the Pipeline of Master’s-level Scientific and Laboratory Personnel in Stem Cell Research $1,894,970
Cal Poly Corporation, an Auxiliary of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Trevor Cardinal Bridges Interdisciplinary Master of Science Program in Regenerative Medicine $2,556,199
Cal State Univ, Long Beach Dr. Lisa S Klig Bridges CIRM Stem Cell Biotechnology Training Program $2,919,901
Cal State Univ, Fullerton Dr. Nilay V Patel Bridges Bridges to Stem Cell Research, Therapy and Careers: A Talent Development Program for Training Diverse Undergraduates for Careers in Regenerative Medicine $2,809,646
California State University, Channel Islands Dr. Nitika S Parmar Bridges CIRM Graduate Student Training Grant for the Implementation of a Stem Cell Technology and Lab Management Program: Training in Stem Cell Sciences and Regenerative Medicine $2,925,187
San Diego State University Foundation Ralph Feuer Bridges Bridges to Stem Cell Research Internship Program $2,934,578
California State University San Marcos Corporation Dr. Bianca Romina Mothé Bridges CIRM Bridges to Stem Cell Research and Therapy Training Grant $2,936,474
Brain Mapping Foundation Dr. Vicky Yamamoto PhD Conference II 22nd Annual Neurotech Convention of SBMT; Biotech, Cell-Tech, Pharma Tech and Medtech $50,000
SynGAP Research Fund Laura Bermingham Conference II 2024 SynGAP Research Fund/SLC6A1 Connect/Cure GABA-A Variants International Scientific Symposium and Family Conference $37,500
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Evan Flach Conference II 2024 Bioengineering & Translational Medicine Conference $19,500
University of California, San Diego Dr. Stephanie Cherqui Conference II Gene Therapy Initiative 1st Annual Symposium $27,500
Biomedical Engineering Society John Falcioni Conference II 2025 BMES-CMBE Annual Meeting: Cell Engineering for Mechanomedicine and Rejuvenation $25,000
Salk Institute for Biological Studies Dr. Fred H Gage Conference II Cell Symposia: Engineering development and disease in organoids $50,000
City of Hope, Beckman Research Institute Fouad R Kandeel Conference II 2024 Rachmiel Levine-Arthur Riggs Diabetes Research Symposium $20,000
University of California, Irvine Dr. Brian J. Cummings Conference II University of California, Irvine Conference on Concussion, TBI, and CTE in Athletes and Veterans $32,071
Stanford University Dr. Everett H. Meyer Conference II Cellular Immune Tolerance Symposium $50,000
Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. Ioana C Hone Conference II The 2nd Annual Spinal Cord Injury Investor Symposium (“2nd SCIIS”) $50,000
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