The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) Small Grants program supports new or ongoing research projects and scholarly activities, including creative works and community-engaged activities, that encourage application to externally funded opportunities and/or bring external recognition to the applicant and San Francisco State University. Congratulations to the ORSP Small Grants 2025–26 awardees!
- Robert Boria: Anthropocene Population Genomics: Understanding the Effects of Urbanization Around the San Francisco Bay Delta on Genetic Diversity in Small Mammals
- Scott Boswell: Artificial Intelligence & Independent Filmmaking
- Nancy Carmona and Aritree Samanta: Closing the Climate Justice Gap: The Impact of Extreme Heat on Pregnancy Outcomes in San Francisco
- Angela Fillingim: Healing Is a Human Right: A Case Study in Mattering and Healing Through Education
- Derrick Groom: The Impact of Dehydration on Thermal Tolerance and Facultative Hyperthermia in Anna’s Hummingbirds (Calypte Anna)
- Leticia Hernandez: La Vecina
- Bradley Hogarth: Art Haus Collective Presents the Little Prince—Immersive Experience in Classical Music Performances
- Andrew Ichimura: Optimizing Anatase TiO2 Thin Film Growth for Water Splitting and Water Treatment Applications
- Arrow Minster: The Organizational Dynamics of Worker Dignity in the Academy
- Supriya Misra and Zubaida Qamar: Exploring Sustainable Food Systems as a Strategy to Mitigate Climate Anxiety in Higher Education
- Michelle Parra: Latinas’ Aesthetics, Migration, and Generational Negotiations of Gender and Sexuality
- David Quintero and Sanchita Ghose: Multimodal Environmental Vision and Sound Sensing for Adaptive Control of Powered Prostheses
- Sirada (Ping) Rochanavibhata: The Role of Early Language Environments in Bilingual Toddlers' Language Development
- Chanan Tigay: In the Beginning: A Journey Through the Bible’s Creation—What Made It In, What Was Left Out & Why It Matters