The Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP) at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health invites eligible faculty to submit a preliminary application for a New Investigator Program grant.
Through this grant program, the Wisconsin Partnership Program supports early-career faculty to initiate new, innovative research and education pilot projects to improve health and health care and to advance health equity in Wisconsin and beyond. Awards are up to $150,000 over two years.
Preliminary applications are due April 30, 2025 at 5 p.m. CDT.
A principal investigator is required and must be a UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) assistant professor with a salaried appointment of at least 50 percent. Please see the request for proposals for full eligibility requirements. Eligible faculty in basic science and clinical science departments across the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are encouraged to apply.
The Wisconsin Partnership Program’s Partnership Education and Research Committee plans to fund up to six projects.
The New Investigator Program is designed to develop and sustain the academic and research excellence of early-career SMPH faculty. To date, this grant program has contributed to launching the careers of 91 assistant professors across SMPH through grants totaling $10 million. Grantees’ work, which spans the spectrum of translational, clinical and applied public and community health research, has leveraged $56 million.
Contact WPP program officer Aimee Haese at alhaese@wisc.edu with questions.
The Wisconsin Partnership Program is a grantmaking program within the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health committed to improving health and advancing health equity through investments in community partnerships, education and research initiatives.
