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  • Published On: June 9, 2025
    collage of photographs of 4 Health Equity Challenge winners with their checks and a group photo of the 2025 finalists

    Community organizations awarded $200,000 to implement UCLA students’ health equity projects

    The winning projects in the Health Equity Challenge support Black male trauma recovery, foster youth resilience, autism-friendly emergency departments, and accessible playgrounds.

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  • Published On: December 19, 2024
    Fourth Annual Health Equity Challenge

    UCLA students propose innovative ideas to address health disparities in Los Angeles area

    Fifteen finalists announced for the 2025 UCLA Health Equity Challenge

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  • Published On: October 1, 2024
    Fourth Annual Health Equity Challenge

    UCLA Health Equity Challenge provides funding to support student-driven solutions to health inequities

    Up to $200,000 will be awarded to community organizations to implement student projects.

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  • Published On: June 7, 2024
    Collage of four photos of winners of the 2024 Health Equity Challenge. In each image the winners are posing with contest supporters and mentors.

    Four UCLA students’ projects awarded $50,000 each to advance health equity in Los Angeles

    The winning projects in the Health Equity Challenge support housing, mental health, and treating people experiencing homelessness.

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  • Published On: January 10, 2024
    3rd annual Health Equity Challenge finalists

    Challenge accepted: Graduate students answer the call to help boost health equity

    Finalists in the UCLA Health Equity Challenge proposed innovative measures to help those often underserved

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  • Published On: October 11, 2023
    different hands holding a lightbulb with 50k prize advertising health equity challenge

    Health Equity Challenge invites UCLA graduate students to create change in their communities

    Are you a UCLA graduate student with an original idea for improving health equity? Do you want to help a community organization win $50,000 to make your project come to life?

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  • Published On: June 2, 2023
    headshots of the four winners of the health equity challenge

    Four UCLA students’ projects awarded $200,000 to combat health inequities

    Winning projects address impacts of climate change, vision care for day laborers, and healing for victims of sexual and interpersonal violence

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  • Published On: December 22, 2022

    UCLA announces finalists in health equity competition for graduate students

    Student finalists will develop a proposal to address a health equity issue and up to four projects will be awarded $50,000 in funding.

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  • Published On: October 12, 2022
    HEC. App deadline Nov 7, 2022

    UCLA competition provides funding to students to address health inequity

    UCLA Health Equity Challenge to award up to $200,000 to develop solutions to health equity issues in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties

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  • Published On: June 30, 2022
    2022 Health Equity Challenge Winners

    UCLA Health Equity Challenge awards $100,000 in funding to student projects

    Health Equity Challenge awards $100,000 in funding to UCLA student projects Winning projects provide mental health crises de-escalation and maternal mental health support  Media Contact: UCLA CHPR Communications Team After

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