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Changemakers in Family Planning

Society for Family Planning

Purpose

Institutionalized racism, past and present, is a barrier to the full participation of people of color in science. This systematic maldistribution of resources, power, and opportunity negatively affects scholars of color who enter the academic sphere and the research produced. The science of family planning is no exception; the underrepresentation of people of color inhibits the generation of research on abortion and contraception.

As a core strategy, the Society of Family Planning is seeking to convene a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and multidisciplinary community of all engaged in the science of abortion and contraception. Underlying this strategy is the knowledge that the full participation of scholars of color is essential to pursuing the ambitious vision of just and equitable abortion and contraception informed by science. This knowledge is further echoed in the Society’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Vision statement.

Award benefits

The aim of the Changemakers in Family Planning grant is to respond to institutionalized racism in the field of family planning by providing dedicated support for awardees to expand research skills and expertise. Awardees will have the opportunity to spend 18 months honing research skills and interests. The expected deliverable at the end of the award period is the completion of career development activities. Awardees will not be expected to conduct original research as part of this grant; rather, awardees will be granted support related to research interests, skills development, mentorship, and networking. Specific support includes:

Salary support and professional development

Salary support with a total cap of $60,000 for the 18-month award period with the condition that protected time supported by the award must exceed 10% effort. Indirect costs are permitted up to 20% of the amount requested for salary support, but the sum of both salary support and indirect costs may not exceed the total cap of $60,000 for the 18-month award period. Up to $10,000 to pay expenses directly related to participation in research skills development opportunities (eg, program fees, travel expenses).

Mentorship

$6,000 to support mentorship contracts (scope of work defined by the mentee) with two mentors ($3,000 each), one scholar-identified (background in family planning not required) and one matched to the scholar by Society staff. In addition, Society staff will provide support to define these scopes of work and administer the mentorship contracts.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

🩺 1. Strong Focus on Reproductive & Sexual Health (Non-Negotiable)

Projects must directly address:
- Family planning, contraception, abortion care, or reproductive health
Common areas:
- Contraceptive access
- Abortion care delivery
- Reproductive justice
- Pregnancy prevention

👉 General OB-GYN topics without family planning relevance → low success probability

🌍 2. Health Equity & Reproductive Justice (Top Predictor)

One of the strongest priorities:
- Reducing inequities in reproductive healthcare
High-priority populations:
- Marginalized communities
- Low-resource settings
- Racial/ethnic minorities
- LGBTQ+ populations

👉 Key question:
“Will this improve equitable access to reproductive healthcare?”

🔄 3. Policy-Relevant & Practice-Changing Research (Critical)

The Society of Family Planning strongly funds:
- Research that can:
  - Influence clinical guidelines
  - Inform public policy
  - Improve healthcare delivery

👉 Projects with real-world implementation potential score highly.

📊 4. Evidence-Based, Clinically Relevant Research

Strong preference for:
- Pragmatic clinical studies
- Outcomes research
- Healthcare delivery models

👉 Pure theoretical/basic science is less competitive unless directly linked to patient care.

🚀 5. Innovation in Care Delivery & Access

High-success areas include:

Telehealth in reproductive care
Self-managed contraception or abortion support
Digital health tools
Novel contraceptive technologies

👉 Innovation must be practical and scalable

🤝 6. Community Engagement & Stakeholder Inclusion

Competitive proposals often involve:
- Patients
- Community organizations
- Advocacy groups

👉 Community-partnered research is strongly valued.

👩‍🔬 7. Early-Career Investigator Support (Major Priority)

Many grants support:
- Fellows
- Residents
- Junior faculty
Includes:
- Mentored research programs

👉 Career development and mentorship quality are important review factors.

🧪 8. Feasible, Well-Designed Study Plan

Typical funding:
- Pilot to mid-scale projects
Successful applications include:
- Clear aims
- Strong methodology
- Realistic timelines

👉 Overly ambitious or poorly powered studies are commonly rejected.

🌐 9. Timeliness & Responsiveness to Current Reproductive Health Issues

The organization rapidly funds:
- Emerging reproductive policy and access issues
Examples:
- Post-Dobbs reproductive care access
- Contraceptive inequities
- Cross-state care barriers

👉 Timely, policy-responsive proposals have a strong advantage.

📈 10. Potential for Broad Impact & Dissemination

Strong proposals show:
- How findings will:
  - Reach clinicians
  - Inform policymakers
  - Improve care systems

👉 Dissemination and implementation planning matter.

🧠 11. Alignment with Society Strategic Priorities

High-success topics often include:

Abortion access and quality
Contraceptive autonomy
Reproductive justice
Healthcare delivery innovation
Equity in reproductive outcomes

👉 Strong strategic alignment significantly improves competitiveness.

📊 Summary: Key Predictors (Ranked)

🔥 Highest impact factors:

Family planning/reproductive health focus
Equity & reproductive justice relevance
Policy/practice impact potential

⚖️ Major differentiators:

Clinical relevance
Innovation in care access/delivery
Community engagement

📌 Supporting factors:

Early-career development
Feasibility
Timeliness/current policy relevance
Dissemination strategy

💡 Insider Insight

Compared to NIH or general women’s health funders:

Society of Family Planning is:
👉 highly focused on:
- reproductive justice
- access to care
- real-world implementation
- policy relevance

👉 Winning formula:
Equity-focused reproductive health project + strong clinical/policy relevance + community engagement + feasible implementation

✔️ What wins:

Access-to-care studies
Contraception and abortion delivery innovation
Equity-focused reproductive health research
Policy-responsive implementation studies

❌ What struggles:

Pure basic science
Non-family-planning OB-GYN topics
Weak community or patient relevance

Specialties

Others

Reproductive Medicine

Public Health

Eligibility Requirements

Grants are made to organizations on behalf of a named Principal Investigator (PI). A PI need not be a current Society member in order to apply. Grants are limited, without exception, to tax-exempt organizations.

These grants are open to scholars who: self-identify as a person of color;

have completed a terminal degree program within ten years of submitting an application*;

have never served as a PI for a family planning research project with a budget of $250,000 or greater, or

have never served as a PI for family planning research; reside in the US and plan to pursue a research career focused on US research (including territories of the US).

Scholars who are in training (eg, residency, post doc, fellowship) during the award period are not eligible to apply.

*Given the interdisciplinary nature of the research community studying abortion and contraception and the different training pathways implicit in that, we offer the time since degree as a guideline rather than a rule. If you feel the spirit of the award aligns with your current career trajectory, and you are beyond this time period, please be in touch.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Society for Family Planning

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 757 East 20th Avenue, Suite 370-232 Denver, CO 80205

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