The Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health invites eligible faculty and staff to submit a preliminary application for a Collaborative Health Sciences Program grant.
Grant awards are up to $600,000 over three years. Preliminary applications are due February 10, 2026.
View the Request for Proposals and key dates
The Collaborative Health Sciences Program supports a broad mix of novel basic science, clinical and translational science, community-engaged research and education initiatives to target complex health problems while advancing health, health care and health equity in Wisconsin and beyond. Eligible faculty and staff in basic and applied science and clinical science departments across the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are encouraged to apply.
Applicant eligibility: The primary project team is composed of one Principal Investigator (PI) and one or two Co-Principal Investigators and must include two or more of these disciplines: basic, clinical, education, informatics/data, population, social/behavioral and/or translational sciences. In addition, the team may include a number of collaborators consistent with the scope of the project.
Preliminary applications will be considered by the Partnership Education and Research Committee (PERC) for further development as full applications. PERC anticipates funding up to five projects during the 2026 grant cycle.
If you have questions, please contact WPP program officer Kattia Jimenez at kjimenez@wisc.edu.
The Wisconsin Partnership Program is a grantmaking program within the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health committed to improving health for all through investments in community partnerships, education and research initiatives.
