Medical College of Wisconsin Internal Funding Opportunities

Award Summary: The Center for Imaging Research Intramural Pilot Award Program is intended to stimulate research and to serve as a support mechanism for establishing the preliminary results needed to seek extramural funding. Funds are awarded on a first come, first served basis. Once all of the available funding for a fiscal year has been awarded, no additional proposals will be accepted until the next fiscal year. 

Sponsor: Center for Imaging Research

Amount: One time awards of $5,000

Approximate Application Due Date: Continuous/rolling

Contact: Jodi Nicolai

Award Summary: Support for investigator-initiated research grants that support original research on digestive diseases including upper gut motility and acid related diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases, pancreaticobiliary diseases, lower gut motility and functional bowel disorders. Three opportunities available: 1) New Investigator Grant; 2) Established Investigator Bridge Funding Grant; 3) Established Investigator New Initiative Grant. 

Sponsor: Digestive Disease Center

Amount: One-time awards of up to $20,000

Approximate Application Due Date: January 1 

Contact: Cathy Wenzel

Award Summary: The Faculty Vitality Award is intended to promote academic vitality, career development, and clinical and/or research productivity within a flexible structure which recognizes the value of scholarly development and the need to balance professional responsibilities. All faculty with 6+ years of full time service to MCW at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher are eligible. 

Sponsor: Office of the Dean

Amount: TBD

Approximate Application Due Date: Mid January

Contact: Office of Faculty Affairs

Award Summary: The Cardiovascular Center offers two funding opportunities to CVC members: 1) Michael Keelan, Jr., MD, Research Foundation Award for eligible junior/mid-career investigators without current R01-equivalent funding; 2) Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Research Program and AHW Award for all career level investigators with an emphasis on novel and innovative research. 

Sponsor: Cardiovascular Center

Amount: $50,000/year for one year

Approximate Application Due Date: January 15

Contact: Allison DeVan

Award Summary: The vision of the Pilot/ICRE program is to organize and leverage clinical/translational research to improve patient health and health care. The mission of an ICRE is to integrate clinical and research faculty, community stakeholders and health system representatives in highly innovative and efficient units/Ensembles to get more treatments and interventions more quickly to more patients and our community. The duration of the Pilot/ICRE Award is 12 months, including time for team development and for the conduct of research projects. The expected outcome of these research Ensembles must demonstrate a clear path leading to a clinical and translational research proposal submission to CTSI partner institutions or for extramural funding.

Sponsor: Clinical & Translational Science Institute

Amount: $50,000 for one year

Approximate Application Due Date: January 12 (Letter of Intent deadline)

Contact: Renee McCoy

Award Summary: The Research Affairs Committee (RAC) New Faculty Pilot Grant provides seed funding to faculty within 4 years of their first MCW appointment for the initiation of new projects. The primary goal of the award is to help applicants obtain preliminary results that will enable them to compete successfully for extramural funding. 

Sponsor: Research Affairs Committee

Amount: $35,000/year for one year

Approximate Application Due Date: April & October

Contact: Nicole Davis

Award Summary: The Imagine More Award (intranet access required) supports an MCW faculty member or post-doctoral researcher to carry out research designed to transform our ability to prevent, treat, or cure neurologic or psychiatric disease. 

Sponsor: Neuroscience Research Center (funded by proceeds from the Imagine More Dinner)

Amount: $50,000/year for one year. One award will be given to a promising early-stage MCW faculty member, while an additional award has ben introduced exclusively for MCW post-doctoral researchers.

Approximate Application Due Date: Early April

Contact: Erik Van Newenhizen

Award Summary: The We Care Fund for Medical Innovation and Research Committee is requesting applications for seed funding for Department of Surgery faculty. The mission of the We Care Fund is to use contributions made available by the philanthropic community to support Department of Surgery faculty who are creating innovative therapies and clinical programs that benefit patients in Wisconsin and throughout the world. Proposals should demonstrate the importance of innovation and discovery to advance science and clinical care of patients. Any level of science is eligible for funding; preference will be given to those proposals that effectively articulate a translational theme even if the bedside application may be in the future. Proposals may include innovative basic science or clinical research projects. Potential for extramural funding will be a consideration for these applications as the goal is to conduct a pilot project that can result in preliminary data for a larger grant proposal.

Sponsor: Department of Surgery

Amount: TBD

Approximate Application Due Date: April

Contact: Krissa Packard

Award Summary: The Cancer Center Pilot Grant program offers seed funding to cancer researchers in ever-changing categories with a goal of improving the health of Wisconsin citizens. 

Sponsor: Cancer Center

Amount: Varies

Approximate LOI Due Date: June 1 and December 1

Contact: Nicole Davis

Award Summary: Pilot and multi-year awards to address pediatric-focused research and stimulate a team approach to science. 

Sponsor: Children's Research Institute

Amount: TBD

Approximate LOI Due Date: July 15

Contact: Deborah Moy

Award Summary: The Women in Science research program honors MCW female, non-binary or genderqueer faculty members in basic science, translational, clinical, educational, or community research. Two awards are given out annually and presented at the Women in Science luncheon: 1) Woman Pioneer in Research Award; 2) Rising Pioneer Award. 

Sponsor: Center for the Advancement of Women in Science and Medicine + Council for Women's Advocacy

Amount: One-time awards of $10,000 (Woman Pioneer) and $5,000 (Rising Pioneer)

Approximate Nomination Due Date: August 9

Contact: Njeri Jackson

Award Summary: The Clinical & Translational Science Institute's Traditional Start-Up Award funds projects that stimulate inter-institutional and interdisciplinary translational and clinical research among the CTSI partner institutions. 

Sponsor: Clinical & Translational Science Institute

Amount:$50,000/year for 1 year

Approximate Application Due Date: August 1

Contact: Renee McCoy