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.
All CIRM Grants
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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 |
