Momentous funds Collective X Health Research Grant Program
Kalin Ned — May 14, 2026 — Social Good
References: insider.fitt.co
Momentous has committed $200,000 USD to fund the Collective X Health Research Grant Program. This initiative involves a partnership with the women's health research platform co-founded by exercise physiologist Dr. Stacy Sims.
The Collective X Health Research Grant Program distributes funding across multiple female-focused research projects. Applications for this opportunity are expected to open in June 2026. The mentorship and peer review will be led by Dr. Sims and Collective X Health research leads.
Momentous’ donation is part of the company’s broader Change the Ratio campaign, which began as a pledge to narrow the gender gap in health and performance science. This is important because the current reality of sports science is stark — only six percent of studies focus exclusively on female physiology, and under nine percent of National Institutes of Health funding goes to women's health research.
Image Credit: Momentous
The Collective X Health Research Grant Program distributes funding across multiple female-focused research projects. Applications for this opportunity are expected to open in June 2026. The mentorship and peer review will be led by Dr. Sims and Collective X Health research leads.
Momentous’ donation is part of the company’s broader Change the Ratio campaign, which began as a pledge to narrow the gender gap in health and performance science. This is important because the current reality of sports science is stark — only six percent of studies focus exclusively on female physiology, and under nine percent of National Institutes of Health funding goes to women's health research.
Image Credit: Momentous
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