Global Oncology

This new award seeks to support innovative projects by new investigators, and well-established researchers keen on global oncology. This award supports 1-year seed/pilot grants between $10,000 to $25,000 each. We anticipate awarding several projects for the 2024 cycle.

This award will support new, unfunded, potentially transformative ideas, involving different disciplines/programs or technologies that are aimed to improve cancer care in low-and-middle-income countries (as defined by the World Bank 2022 report). We encourage applications from both current global health investigators who wish to pursue global oncology-related work and from new investigators. These applications will be internally peer-reviewed to competitively select awardees. There will be no renewal for this award. Awardees will be required to submit a progress report and present their work to members of the global oncology program.

To learn more – please view the RFP for more information.

Grant Eligibility and Submission Details:

A. Eligibility: Single PI proposals must be a UWCCC member and should hold a faculty position at UW-Madison. For proposals with more than one PI, at least one PI needs to be a UWCCC member; other PI(s) can be from outside of the UWCCC or outside the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Scientist researchers, who are not faculty or don’t have permanent PI status, may apply with a PI who meets faculty and UWCCC membership eligibility. Affiliate members of the UWCCC can submit projects in collaboration with a faculty member at UW-Madison. Projects involving collaborations across the different schools within the UW system are encouraged. Industry collaborators are also welcome, but their roles will be unfunded. An investigator from an LMIC should be part of the research team.

B. Letter of Intent (1-page max) Due Date: Monday June 10, 2024 by 5pm CST.  The letter of intent will not be used to judge submissions but will be used to plan the review process. Changes between the submission of the letter and the final proposal are allowed within reason.

Submit LOI Here

C. Grant Proposal Application: Due Date Monday August 5th, 2024 by 5pm CST.

Submit Proposal Here

Mission Statement

The mission of the Global Oncology Program within UW-Madison’s Carbone Cancer Center is to foster partnerships between faculty and trainees across campus and with other national and international institutions, with the goal of addressing disparities in cancer care within low- and middle-income countries through research, education, outreach, capacity building, policymaking, and technological innovations.

Vision Statement

Our vision is to reduce disparities and improve cancer health outcomes for all people.

The Global Oncology Program at UWCCC was launched in 2021 in an effort to streamline communication and research happening at a global scale at UWCCC. This program aims to:

• Increase partnerships and collaboration opportunities between researchers at UWCCC and other institutions
• Catalogue, highlight, and promote ongoing international cancer activities within UW
• Develop a Global Oncology community in Madison through networking events, seminars, conferences, workshops, and other educational activities
• Promote Global Oncology research, capacity building, and outreach efforts by supporting funding opportunities for those wanting to pursue cancer control efforts in LMICs