MCW Cancer Center Pilot Grants
October 2020 RFA

Sources of pilot funding include ACS-IRG, Cancer Crush and other philanthropic funds. Project dates commence March 2021.
MCWCC Pilot Grants are using a database system to collect your cover sheet and annual progress reports. Begin the process. You will be prompted to log in to the Faculty Collaboration Database.
Pilot Grant Funding OpportunitiesMultiple awards are available in each category. |
RFA Code |
ACS-IRG Pilot Award 1-year award for up to $30,000 with the potential to obtain a 1-year supplement for up to $20,000 with evidence of an extramural funding application in progress |
ACS |
Team Science Award 2-year award for up to $150,000 per year |
TEAM |
Idea Award 1-year for up to $50,000 |
IDEA |
Equipment and Technology Award Open to Cancer Center Shared Resource Directors ONLY |
EQUIP |
NGS-Based Pilot Projects-Sequencing, Bioinformatics, and Analysis Award Sequencing through Bioinformatics projects will receive up to $15,000 for GSPMC services Bioinformatics-only projects will receive up to $5,000 for GSPMC services |
GSPMC |
Pre-Clinical Concept Award 1-year up to $50,000 |
PRE CLIN |
Clinical Concept Award 2-year up to $150,000 |
CLIN |
Special areas of emphasis for BSC and PH
- Multi PI/Collaborative Science
- Disparity-related
Basic Eligibility Requirements
Applicants may only submit one proposal per funding mechanism.
Applicants may apply to more than one funding mechanism as long as the proposals are scientifically distinct.
Principal Investigator (PI) Eligibility: MCW tenure-track faculty (including joint appointments) with full-time or full professional effort status are eligible to serve as principal investigators; adjunct and part-time faculty are NOT eligible to apply for these awards.
Deadlines
- December 1, 2020 5:00 pm CT. Application Due to MCW Cancer Center by email to Nicole Davis.
Note: MCW has adopted a new process for internal grant submissions. Applications will not be entered into eBridge unless they are chosen for funding. Research Program Coordinator will assist you with that process if your proposal is selected.
Clinical Concepts Award: Clinical trials help develop new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, providing participating individuals with access to the most advanced treatments. The MCW Cancer Center (CC) provides support for the development of interventional trial concepts (related to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment) based on discoveries made at MCW.
Please click on the sections below to access forms and further instructions. If you have any questions or need support, contact Nicole Davis.