The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is dedicated to providing researchers with the support they need to conduct excellent research. With a wide array of resources at your disposal, including tools, documents, and expert contacts, we’re committed to empowering your research endeavors. Whether you’re exploring innovative treatments, unraveling the complexities of eye diseases, or advancing technologies in vision care, we’re here to assist you.
DOVS Research Administration
Christina Thomas-Virnig
Credentials: PhD
Position title: Director of DOVS Translational Research
Email:
clthoma1
Inna Larsen
Position title: Multi-Functional Research Administrative Manager
Email:
ivlarsen
Vaqar Adhami
Credentials: PhD
Position title: Multi-Functional Research Administrator
Email:
vmadhami
Grant Proposal Submission
Please use the Grant Proposal Submission Form to initiate the process. This form will ask for basic information that will assist Vaqar and Inna with the creation of the budget, WISPER, and/or Cayuse record, or any other forms required by the sponsor. Please have the form submitted at least 10 business days prior to the due date to provide enough time for SMPH and RSP to approve the proposal.
Funding Opportunity Announcements: December 2025
(For a full listing of funding opportunities, please see the Funding Opportunities and Resources Database linked below)
New Opportunities
Amount |
Due Date |
Sponsor |
Title |
Description |
Application Link |
| $4000 for the undergraduate researcher, $1000 stipend for the faculty/staff research advisor to help offset research costs (e.g., supplies, books for the research, student travel related to the project). | Application period opens: December 15, 2025
Application deadline: February 15, 2026 at 11:59pm CST |
McPherson Eye Research Institute | Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships | The Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship provides research training and support to UW-Madison undergraduates, allowing them to undertake their own research project in collaboration with UW–Madison faculty or research/instructional academic staff. Each year, the McPherson Eye Research Institute sponsors multiple Hilldale Fellowships for students undertaking vision-based (including bioengineering, imaging, data visualization, cognitive psychology, ophthalmology and general biology of the eye) research projects. | Awards – McPherson Eye Research Institute – UW–Madison |
| up to $100,000 per grant | January 15, 2026 | Knights Templar Eye Foundation | Pediatric Ophthalmology Career-Starter Research Grants | The Knights Templar Eye Foundation is committed to support research that can help launch the careers of clinical or basic researchers committed to the understanding, prevention and cure of vision threatening diseases in infants and children. We support clinical or basic research on conditions that can advance treatment or prevention. Examples of target diseases/conditions include amblyopia, congenital cataract, congenital glaucoma, retinopathy of prematurity, ocular malformations, congenital nystagmus, and other hereditary eye diseases such as retinal dystrophies or retinoblastoma. Proposals for support of basic research on the eye and development of the visual system are welcome, but these must directly relate to pediatric eye diseases. |
Grants — Knights Templar Eye Foundation |
| In general, each five-year award will be for a total of $375,000, received as five annual payments of $75,000 |
January 29, 2026 | Foundation Fighting Blindness | Career Development Award | CDA’s goal is to help advance junior clinical research scientists in their professional endeavors to cure retinal degenerative disease by: (1) facilitating advances in laboratory and clinical research; (2) elucidating the mechanism for the cause and pathogenesis of retinal degenerative diseases; (3) developing innovative strategies to prevent, treat and cure these diseases. This program supports up to five junior-level faculty for five (5) years at $75,000/year. Clinician-scientists possessing an M.D., D.O., O.D., or recognized equivalent foreign degree and who are in their first, second, or third year of a junior faculty appointment, and are committed to solving the mysteries of inherited retinal diseases are encouraged to apply for a CDA. Individuals from underrepresented racial, ethnic and gender groups, as well as individuals with disabilities, are always encouraged to apply. | Career Development Program (CDA) — Foundation Fighting Blindness |
Upcoming Deadlines
Amount |
Due Date |
Sponsor |
Title |
Description |
Application Link |
| Awardees will receive a $3,000 honorarium, an inscribed award and invitations to several special events at the ARVO Annual Meeting. | Application opens October 17 and closes December 5 | Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) | ARVO Foundation Early Career Clinician-Scientist Research Awards | These awards support researchers who are committed to careers as clinician-scientists. The awards are presented annually in recognition of significant research being presented at the ARVO Annual Meeting. | ARVO | ARVO Foundation Early Career Clinician-Scientist Research… |
| $350,000 payable over four (4) years, $75,000 a year for the first and second payments with the third and fourth payments ($100,000 each) contingent upon approval of 20-month substantive progress report. | Spring Cycle:
Nomination form: 15 December Application deadline: 10 Jan |
Research to Prevent Blindness | RPB Career Development Award | The RPB Career Development Award helps RPB-supported ophthalmology chairs support promising junior ophthalmology faculty who have demonstrated their potential for independent research. As RPB’s flagship award, the RPB CDA launches careers and catalyzes sight-saving research. The award does not have a specific scientific focus and is open to any topic within vision research. | Career Development Award – Research to Prevent Blindness |
| $30000
Up to an additional $8,000 will be provided for students who must relocate at least one hour away from their allopathic or osteopathic medical school location to another school for the fellowship. |
Spring Cycle:
Nomination form: 15 December Application deadline: 10 Jan |
Research to Prevent Blindness | Medical Student Eye Research Fellowship | The Medical Student Eye Research Fellowships allow gifted students to take a year off from allopathic or osteopathic medical school and devote time to the pursuit of a research project within an RPB-supported department of ophthalmology. | Medical Student Eye Research Fellowship – Research to Prevent Blindness |
| $150,000 to be used within 2 years | Spring Cycle:
Nomination form: 15 December Application deadline: 10 Jan |
Research to Prevent Blindness | Disney Award for Amblyopia Research | The RPB Walt and Lilly Disney Award for Amblyopia Research was initiated to strengthen and promote research to improve the diagnosis and/or treatment of amblyopia. (The application should clearly specify how the proposed research is related to the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and/or treatment of amblyopia.) Grants will be offered to assist exceptional ophthalmic scientists doing research of unusual significance and promise in this area.
Although this award is meant to support amblyopia investigators at various stages of their academic careers, be advised that proposals should reflect independent research. |
Disney Award for Amblyopia Research – Research to Prevent Blindness |
| The award, $300,000, is payable in two (2) payments, $150,000 per payment upon approval of a 14-month substantive progress report. | Spring Cycle:
Nomination form: 15 December Application deadline: 10 Jan |
Research to Prevent Blindness | Stein Innovation Award | RPB Stein Innovation Awards provide funds to vision researchers with a goal of understanding the visual system and the diseases that compromise its function. These awards are intended to provide seed money to proposed high-risk / high-gain vision science research which is innovative, cutting-edge, and demonstrates out-of-the-box thinking. | Stein Innovation Award – Research to Prevent Blindness |
| up to $75,000 | Spring Cycle:
Nomination form: 15 December Application deadline: 10 Jan |
Research to Prevent Blindness | RPB International Collaborators Award | The RPB International Research Collaborators Award promotes international collaborations through which collaborating researchers in the U.S. and outside the U.S. gain new knowledge and skills. These international collaborations have the potential to accelerate the development of treatments for blinding disorders, positively affecting large populations worldwide for years to come. | International Research Collaborators Award – Research to Prevent Blindness |
Ongoing Opportunities
Amount |
Due Date |
Sponsor |
Title |
Description |
Application Link |
| Up to $10,000 | accepted year-round | McPherson Eye Research Institute (MERI) | Grant Summit Program | The Grant Summit Program (GSP) was created to increase support for UW–Madison vision research by facilitating successful resubmissions of federal grant applications by McPherson ERI investigators. |
MERI-Member-Grant-Summit-Program-.pdf |
| Up to $1000 | accepted year-round | EMDR Foundation | Research Consultation Awards | Research consultation awards of up to $1,000 are available for clinicians, post-doctoral students, or university faculty interested in conducting research on EMDR and disseminating findings to the practice and scientific communities. The purpose of this award is to facilitate access to required expertise that would advance the development of an EMDR research project, to support the completion of an EMDR research project underway, or the writing of an article on EMDR for publication in a professional journal. | Research Consultation Awards | EMDR Foundation |
| Up to $1000 per award | accepted year-round | EMDR Foundation | Research Dissemination Travel Awards | The EMDR Research Foundation offers a travel award of up to $1,000 to support the dissemination of research findings by clinicians, doctoral students, or university faculty presenting their research at local, national and international non-EMDR professional meetings. The travel award must be applied for and awarded prior to meeting attendance. The funds will be distributed after the meeting upon submission of the required documentation. | Research Dissemination Travel Award | EMDR Foundation |
| Maximum Award $2500 | Quarterly: Deadlines: January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. |
Education Working Group (EWG) | Learner Travel Grant | Each laboratory or research unit may only receive one travel award per year. Scientists, Post-doctoral fellows and graduate students are eligible. The abstract of the presentation must be included and evidence of acceptance for presentation must be provided. | Contact bgodin@wisc.edu for application |
| Awards are up to $200,000 over up to two years and are non-renewable | Open Application | Partnership Education and Research Committee | Opportunity Grant | The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) is home to the Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), a grantmaking program within SMPH established as the result of a generous endowment gift from Blue Cross Blue Shield United of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Partnership Program is committed to improving health and advancing health equity through investments in community partnerships, education and research. | Opportunity Grant Program |
| The maximum budget is $100,000 per year for the two- and three-year research grants.
Grants-in-Aid are awarded for a one-year period and do not exceed $30,000. |
rolling | Whitehall Foundation | Research Grants
Grants in Aid |
Research Grants Research grants are available to investigators that meet all of the Foundation’s eligibility requirements and are working at accredited institutions in the United States. Applications will be judged on the scientific merit and the innovative aspects of the proposal as well as on the competence of the applicant. Research grants of up to three years will be provided. A renewal grant with a maximum of two years is possible, but it will be awarded on a competitive basis. Research grants will not be awarded to investigators who have already received, or expect to receive, substantial support from other sources, even if it is for an unrelated purpose.Grants-in-Aid The Grants-in-Aid program is designed for researchers at the assistant professor level who experience difficulty in competing for research funds because they have not yet become firmly established. Grants-in-Aid can also be made to senior scientists. All applications will be judged on the scientific merit and innovative aspects of the proposal, as well as on past performance and evidence of the applicant’s continued productivity.
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Whitehall Foundation: Basic Research in Vertebrate and Invertebrate Neurobiology |
Funding Opportunities and Resources Database
Explore our curated spreadsheet containing a comprehensive list of available grants, providing a valuable resource for researchers seeking funding opportunities.
Research Interest Directory
Meet our researchers, collaborators, and affiliates by exploring their research specialties in our 2025 Research Interest Directory.
Faculty Award Opportunities
The Award opportunities listed here are not intended to be an exhaustive list but are Awards that SMPH and the Dean’s office views as high value opportunities.
Biostatistical Consulting
Biostatistical analysis enhances the robustness of research findings and should be employed for all types of research studies, including, but not limited to, basic, clinical, and population studies. Statistical consultation is especially valuable during the planning stage of a research study or a proposal for extramural funding. Powered studies are also now a requirement for both IRB applications and internal applications for gift funds appropriated through Funds Distribution Committee. The appropriate analyses provide a level of integrity and validity to research that strengthens the resulting findings enabling their acceptance by the biomedical community.
Two methods of biostatistical consulting are available:
1) In-house biostatistical consulting
Kyle Peterson
Biostatistician
kdpeterson4@wisc.edu
2) Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)
- Services through ICTR are provided by the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics (BMI). It is the policy of the Department of BMI that a request for biostatistics consultation must be made at least (3) weeks in advance of any grant, abstract, poster, or analysis deadline. For large grant submissions, like an R01, at least four (4) weeks’ notice is preferred.
Services Provided:
Consultation/collaboration in the planning, design, conduct, and analysis of clinical/translational research.
The initial consultation is free of charge. Fees may be project dependent. Please inquire upon consultation whether fees will be incurred for your project.
DOVS Funding Resources and Funds Distribution Committee
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Funds Distribution Committee
The Funds Distribution Committee (FDC) provides recommendations to the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences (DOVS) Chair regarding distribution of awarded and garnered funds from the UW Foundation, WARF, SMPH, and outside donations provided to the Department. From 2018 to 2023, FDC has awarded nearly $1.5 million in funding, with significant contributions from partners like the Lions Eye Bank of Wisconsin. Funds support medical student and resident research projects, international training opportunities, and faculty research and equipment. There are also designated funds for research in AMD, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and cornea research. FDC documents can be found on the intranet and more information can be found below.
Unless otherwise indicated, deadlines for submission to the FDC are two weeks prior to each meeting. Specific deadlines can be found on the intranet. From time to time other funding opportunities may occur that do not adhere to FDC deadlines. In this event, an email announcing specifics for the funding opportunity will be sent to all faculty, staff and learners.
Please note that specific travel funds for fellows are available through each fellowship specialty. Contact the fellowship advisor for more information.
In general, faculty should realize that these mechanisms can support one student researcher per faculty member per year, so mentors should prioritize requests for student research funding support.
Completed applications for any of the opportunities listed above should be emailed to Kristen Rogers, financial specialist, unless otherwise indicated in the application instructions.
DOVS Research Travel Award Program
The Education Working Group has authorized 3 travel awards per year to basic science graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and scientists in DOVS of up to $2,500.00 each. Please note that the applicant must be presenting at the meeting so you must include a copy of the abstract in the application. Applicants must also provide proof that the abstract has been accepted for presentation. An application can be submitted without proof of acceptance, but this must be provided prior to any funds being released. A letter or statement of approval must also be included from the mentor.
There are 4 deadlines per year that were set based on the timing of major meetings (ARVO, Cell Biology, Society for Neuroscience etc.). Many meetings or societies provide travel grants for trainees so if an applicant receives a travel award from the meeting organizers or some other entity then the DOVS travel grant should be returned so we can fund another applicant. If you have questions, please contact Dr. Brandt. When submitting applications please remember that RWG will need some time to review them and have the funding enabled so avoid last-minute submissions.
Research Project and Equipment Purchases
All request forms are available in the Ophth Document Library (ODL) on the DOVS intranet, under the Funds Distribution Committee category. Use this form to request funds for research projects involving faculty or learners and/or equipment purchases.
Support for Medical and Undergraduate Student Research
Please read over Support for Medical Student Research, which can be found on the DOVS intranet and explains various funding opportunities. Please note that it is expected that any faculty member wishing to mentor a medical student research project should provide supporting funds from their own resources. If matching funds by a faculty member are not available, DOVS mentors may seek matching funds using several mechanisms.
Research Units and Resources
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Practical Resources for the Research Process
Compliance, Protocol, and Safety-Related Training Requirements
A comprehensive list from UW Madison of all trainings for PIs and all staff on protocols.
medRISE (Research Investigator Support and Education)
Biotechnology and Graduate Studies has created this service to assist with the planning, development, and administration of competitive grant proposals.
New Faculty Guide to Competing for Research Funding
While this book is written with new faculty in mind, the content provides information useful to research administrators. To locate, go to the External Resources dropdown and click on “New Faculty Guide to Competing for Research Funding.”
Outside Activities Disclosure
Outside Activities Disclosure needs to be filled out annually by all UW faculty.
PI Obligations Under Research
Outlines the responsibilities of PIs to rights of invention/intellectual property.
Research Information for PIs
Updates and resources on University-wide research
Policy on the Tangible Research Property
Document that outlines the University’s policy on the ownership, access and distribution of tangible research property.
RAMP – Research Administration Management Portal
RAMP is a comprehensive research administration system that supports the entire research lifecycle, from proposal development and submission to award management and closeout.
Research Data Services (RDS)
Research Data Services (RDS) is a free resource for anyone on the UW-Madison campus that provides consultations, best practice information, and education and training on research data management and sharing.
Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP)
The RSP page has guidance on routing and the award lifecycle.
RSP – Effort Reporting and Certification
Information for Effort Reporting through the Employee Compensation Compliance System (ECC).
RSP – Frequently Needed Data
RSP’s Frequently Needed Data has relevant information for your research needs.
RSP Rates
RSP Rate Page has a list of F&A and Fringe Benefit Rates.
Researcher Toolkit
The Researcher Toolkit is a resource for UW-Madison faculty, staff, and student researchers that points to helpful resources for each phase of your research project.
Shapiro Summer Research Program
The program is designed to educate students about the process of scientific research and to develop skills in research study design, methodology, statistical analysis and presentation of findings. Past lecture recordings are available on the site.
SMPH Grant Writing Seminar Series
In conjunction with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Office for Faculty Affairs and Development, the UW Department of Medicine contracts with Grant Writers’ Seminars and Workshops (GWSW) to provide virtual seminars on grant writing.
The Art of Grantsmanship
Guidelines on preparing grant applications from the moment of conception to submitting the final proposal.
Training Opportunities
Training opportunities for working in RAMP are offered on a regular basis by Research and Sponsored Programs and through the Graduate School Seminar Series.
UW SMPH: Building Research Skills
UW SMPH research-related resources to help faculty and staff navigate institutional policies and procedures, find required or recommended trainings, locate opportunities for funding, and learn about research management.
UW SMPH: MATRIX Mentoring Program
Mentoring to Achieve Research Independence (MATRIX) is an intensive 9-month mentoring program coordinated by the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) and designed to help faculty members (mentees) successfully land their first National Institute of Health (NIH) R01 Research Project Grant or equivalent.
UW Writing Center Grant Writing Handbook
Helpful aid on grant writing from the UW Writing Center.
NIH/NSF Requirements
Biosketch and SciENcv–
The NIH is adopting the use of Common Forms templates in accordance with notice NOT-OD-24-163, ensuring compliance with the Guidance for Implementing National Security Presidential Memorandum 33. This requirement will take effect for all NIH grant submissions and progress reports with a deadline to be announced.
What This Means for You:
- NIH T32 Training Grant submissions now require a SciENcv biosketch for all faculty trainers/mentors.
- The initial data input into SciENcv can be time-consuming, but compliance is mandatory.
- The NSF has already adopted Common Forms, and the NIH is now following suit.
The Office of Training Grant Support has created a resource page with videos and tools to assist investigators with SciENcv setup and management.
SciENcv & NIH Biosketch Support Page
Other Support-
Information on other active and pending support may be requested (often as part of Just-in-Time procedures for grant applications or in progress reports) to ensure there is no scientific, budgetary, or commitment overlap. “Other Support” is sometimes referred to as “current and pending support” or “active and pending support.” Find instructions, blank format pages, and sample Other Support documents here.
Annual Research Security Training for ALL KEY PERSONNEL is now required by NIH/NSF
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Go to RED: Research Administration, then select Research Security Program 2025 Training and enroll in the online course. The training takes about 1 to 1.5 hours
- To verify completion of the training search for your name at https://compliance.research.wisc.edu/Tilt
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Extramural Federal Funding Resources
With the current federal transition, there have been changes to grant deadlines as well as the application process. Please see the links below for relevant updates:
Federal Updates – Federal Relations – UW–Madison
Federal Transition | Research & Sponsored Programs
398 Forms
398 forms and instructions for new grant applications can be found as paper copies of the instructions for NIH grants. It can be downloaded from this page.
About NIH Grants
Here is a guide from NIH that explains their grants and contracts.
Centers for Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control has many research funding opportunities available.
Electronic Research Admin (ERA)
ERA is the Office of Extramural Research that has infrastructure to manage grants awarded by NIH.
ERA Commons Login
The login should be used to access NIH grants.
National Eye Institute
The National Eye Institute houses a large number of links on grants and funding.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
As America’s medical research agency, NIH supports research discoveries.
NIH and Federal Grant Links
Grants.gov is the U.S. government’s central website for funding opportunities through federal agencies.
NIH Funding
NIH Guide Funding Opportunities and Notices is an overview of NIH funding.
NIH RePORTER
NIH RePORTER is a query form to find the researcher or project you are looking for.
NIH Study Sections
The CSR Study Section Roster explains how applications are reviewed.
NSF Proposals
Research.gov is used in the preparation of NSF proposals.
Office of Extramural Support (OER)
The NIH OER has a great deal of information about grants, policy, and compliance.
Progress Reports
For Progress reports use the RPPR system. There are no paper forms for this process.
Resources and Programs for NIH Grant Applicants Infographic
The NIH information presented in this infographic was compiled through collaboration among a panel of sponsored research offices and principal investigators, and it was curated and approved by the Center for Scientific Review before dissemination to UW-Madison and other applicant institutions.
SF424
SF424 is an electronic application guide for NIH grants.
VA Office of Research
For information on research opportunities with William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, call (608) 280-7007 or email VHAMADRDCOORDINATOR@va.gov.
Extramural Non-Federal Funding Resources
American Academy of Optometry
American Academy of Optometry supports optometric research and education to improve clinical patient care.
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
ARVO has research awards, grants, and fellowships.
BrightFocus Foundation
BrightFocus funds exceptional scientific research worldwide to defeat Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma and provides expert information on these heartbreaking diseases.
Fight for Sight
Fight for Sight has supported millions of eye and vision research.
Foundation Fighting Blindness
Foundation Fighting Blindness hosts several research funding opportunities throughout the year.
Glaucoma Foundation
Glaucoma Foundation awards grants to researchers who seek innovative ways to improve the lives of those living with glaucoma.
Glaucoma Research Foundation
Glaucoma Research Foundation invests in research and education to find a cure for glaucoma.
Intelligent Research in Sight (IRIS)
IRIS Registry Data Analysis, part of The American Academy of Ophthalmology, is the world’s largest specialty clinical data registry. Four grants are provided each year.
Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB)
RPB funds high-performing departments of ophthalmology in the USA.
Retina Research Foundation
Retina Research Foundation funds a wide variety of scientific research including pilot study grants, ongoing research projects, and lifetime achievement awards.
Intramural Funding Resources
Community Academic Partnership Fund
One of the Wisconsin Partnership Program funds also strives to improve the health of Wisconsinites. Here are three community grants offered: Community Collaboration Grants, Community Impact Grants, and Community Catalyst Grants.
Faculty Grant Programs
These programs seek to alleviate issues affecting people in Wisconsin. The three programs that DOVS faculty can participate in are: Collaborative Health Sciences Program, New Investigator Program, and Opportunity Grants Program.
Health Innovation Program from UW SMPH
HIP partners UW faculty with organizations to advance health around the country.
Institutional Nominations and Competitions
Institutional nominations and internal competition occur within the Graduate School every year. There are a vast number of grants and programs with various deadlines.
Training Grants
The T32 Vision Research Grant within DOVS is a competitive grant supporting training of graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR)
Pilot funding through ICTR includes many award programs.
UW Research Funding
Intramural funding is provided by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education.
Wisconsin Network for Health Research (WINHR)
WINHR is a partnership established to promote statewide research.
Wisconsin Partnership Program
The program seeks to improve the health and lives of people all over Wisconsin by investing in research, education, and community partnerships.
DOVS Research Units and Resources
2025 Research Interest Directory
A complete listing of our researchers, collaborators, and affiliates and their respective research specialties from our Biennial Research Retreat.
A-EYE Research Unit
Our A-EYE (Artificial intelligence/AI) unit uses neural networks to advance research on diseases like diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. They support faculty, optimize clinical trials at the Wisconsin Reading Center, and forge industry partnerships.
Clinical Eye Research Unit (CERU)
CERU, our primary clinical research team, collaborates on eye-related studies, including clinical trials initiated across UW–Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health, extending to UW Hospital and Carbone Cancer Center.
Funding Opportunities and Resources Database
Our Research Administration maintains a comprehensive and live spreadsheet of grants available to our researchers.
Wisconsin Reading Center (WRC)
Wisconsin Reading Center (WRC), previously the Fundus Photograph Reading Center (FPRC), our core image reading lab specializes in diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, uveitis, and various ophthalmic diseases. Founded on enduring principles of intellectual honesty, quality, relevance, innovation, and staff satisfaction, the WRC remains dedicated to advancing eye health research.
Vision Research Core
Vision Research Core provides researchers three distinct service areas: ocular omics/quantitative molecular biology; pathology and imaging; animal models and eye organ culture.
UW-Madison Campus Research Units and Resources
Biomedical Research Model Services (BRMS)
Formerly known as LAR, BRMS offers care for research animals to ensure quality experimental design.
Cores and Resources
Cores and Resources is a search engine to help UW researchers find research equipment and other services.
Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (HS-IRB)
HS-IRB ensures that protocol is met in regards to research performed on humans.
ICTR Clinical Research Unit (CRU)
Formerly known as GCRC, the CRU performs studies initiated by investigators and industry.
Library Support for Open Access Publishing
The libraries currently have arrangements with select publishers to cover author publishing charges (APCs) for open access publishing by UW-Madison corresponding authors. These are called ‘Read and Publish’ or ‘Transformative’ agreements, and are often done in consortium with the Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA). Most agreements offer full coverage of APCs while others offer a discount.
Office of Biological Safety (OBS)
OBS ensures that safe laboratory procedures are followed for biological materials.
Office of Clinical Trials (OCT)
OCT has support services for clinical trials on a fee-for-service basis.
Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education
UW-Madison’s graduate school is an excellent place to get involved with research and make it your primary focus.
Public Access Service
Here is a guide to public access to publications requirements.
Policies, Responsibilities, and Procedures
Policies, Responsibilities, and Procedures provides an overview of UW Graduate School guidelines.
Rabbit AI
UW–Madison’s research discovery tool that helps faculty and staff find potential collaborators, shared research interests, grants, patents, and sponsored projects across campus.
Research Animals Resources Center (RARC)
RARC provides resources for animals used in research activities.
Graduate Programs, Funding and Resources
Information on available programs and funding at UW Madison to help you determine your research focus.
School of Medicine and Public Health
DOVS is part of SMPH, seeking new approaches to investigate illnesses.
UW Biotechnology Center
The Biotechnology Center offers services for UW researchers, including providing them with technology and resources.
WARF Technologies
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s portfolio of over 2,200 patented technologies available for commercialization.
Wisconsin Discovery Portal
Wisconsin Discovery Portal is an excellent searchable database for all Principal Investigators at UW by topic, including a list of publications.