Membership Criteria
Applicants for UW Carbone membership must hold an active appointment at the University of Wisconsin. Members are chosen for their active involvement in cancer research, peer-reviewed research support, and commitment to UW Carbone’s collaborative research efforts. Many members have published cancer-related research, participate in Disease-Oriented Teams (DOTs), lead clinical trials, or contribute to patient care and community outreach.
Members have access to state-of-the-art Research Services and eligibility for:
- Core grant funds to support relevant research activities
- Allocation of UWCCC-coordinated space for research activities
- UWCCC pilot funding to support cancer-related research
- Meet with Program Leaders of the program aligned with your interests. Contact information is on their program page.
- Complete the online membership application form.
- The UW Carbone Senior Leadership Committee reviews applications monthly. Acceptance requires majority approval.
- Receive & sign the membership approval letter from the Director.
- Acknowledge UWCCC membership and shared services in cancer-related publications and presentations.
- Collaborate with other UW Carbone members on cancer-related research activities.
- Provide necessary information for the NCI Cancer Center Support Grant reporting requirements.
- Comply with Federal Public Access requirements; BuckySubmit is a time-saving service that submits manuscripts to federal agencies on behalf of federal grant awardees.
Funding Opportunities and Pre-Award Services
The Award Process
- Contact Pre-award “re: intent to apply”
- Send FOA info
- Content preparation
- Scientific content
- Additional information to Pre-award
- Allowed versus not allowed costs
- Anticipated effort
- Fringe, student salaries, tuition remission
- RAMP record for campus tracking and approvals
- Non-scientific content in submission system
- Campus proposal and budget sign-off
- Departmental approvals for key personnel
- Double check application content against sponsor guidelines
- Final campus authorization
- Submission by RSP or SMPH
- Cover page for PI-submitted proposals
Pre-Award Services
- Basic, translational, clinical, and population health research
- Funding types including research grants, contracts, outreach, undergraduate support, fellowships (pre- and postdoctoral), and career awards
- Check out our online list of cancer-related NIH and non-federal funding opportunities!
- Visit the UWCCC Pilots Portal to see a list of current programs coordinated and supported by the UWCCC
- With expertise in sponsor submission systems such as Cause, eRA Commons, eBRAP, proposalCentral, etc – we try to be the experts so you don’t have to be!
- Budget preparation, internal routing of proposal and budget (WISPER), and campus approvals (signatures, etc)
- Subcontract facilitation
- Technical editing and review
- Reviewing sponsor language against campus guidlines
- Working with campus to get MTAs, CDAs, DUAs, and other non-funded agreements reviewed and approved
- Assist with Just-in-Time data requests (time-sensitive data not included with the original application)
- Work with RSP or SMPH to facilitate award acceptance
- Distributing RFAs and collecting applications and budgets.
- Coordinating review processes and, for applicable RFAs, distributing feedback to applicants.
- Verifying compliance (IRB, IACUC) and establishing fund accounts.
Funding Opportunities
Department of Medicine Research Funds
UWCCC Pilots Program Application Website (Log in using your NetID)
Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Reasearch and Sponsored Programs
Research Data Services (Data preservation and maintenance assisted by the UW School of Library and Information Sciences)
Community Outreach & Engagement Resources
The community outreach and engagement team has compiled several resources on best practices to connect and collaborate with Wisconsin communities. This page is designed for researchers, basic scientists, educators and medical students to learn and share COE-related information.
Lay Abstracts
Written and visual lay abstract creation is a free service offered by the COE team. Lay abstracts are useful for:
- Collaborating with scientists from other fields
- Grant applications and reports to funders
- Engaging community members in your studies
See lay abstract examples from both 2024 and 2025.
Request a lay abstract of your cancer research.
Community Engaged Research
Email our In-Reach Coordinator, Dr. Jennifer Bird to learn more about engaging with our community.