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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.

Membership Benefits

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

Guide to Joining UW Carbone

  • 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.

Member Responsibilities

  • 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

Application Kickoff

  • Contact Pre-award “re: intent to apply”
  • Send FOA info
  • Content preparation

Proposal Drafting

  • Scientific content
  • Additional information to Pre-award

Budget and Personnel

  • Allowed versus not allowed costs
  • Anticipated effort
  • Fringe, student salaries, tuition remission

Proposal Management

  • RAMP record for campus tracking and approvals
  • Non-scientific content in submission system

Final Review

  • Campus proposal and budget sign-off
  • Departmental approvals for key personnel
  • Double check application content against sponsor guidelines

Proposal Submission

  • Final campus authorization
  • Submission by RSP or SMPH
  • Cover page for PI-submitted proposals

Pre-Award Services

Work with UW Carbone members across campus to facilitate cancer-related research

  • Basic, translational, clinical, and population health research
  • Funding types including research grants, contracts, outreach, undergraduate support, fellowships (pre- and postdoctoral), and career awards

Identifying funding opportunities

  • 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

Prepare and submit proposals

  • 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

Review non-funded agreements

  • Reviewing sponsor language against campus guidlines
  • Working with campus to get MTAs, CDAs, DUAs, and other non-funded agreements reviewed and approved

Just-in-time requests and award facilitation

  • 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

Internal (UW Carbone and cancer-related) pilot programs and limited competitions

  • 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

UW Carbone Cancer Center and SMPH

University of Wisconsin

External Opportunities (Federal and Non-Federal Agencies)

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.

Find Wisconsin Cancer Data

Share Your Research with the Community

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

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.

Presentations and Toolkits

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