Burroughs Wellcome Fund Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers 2025
| To: | Chairs and Administrators, Departments in the Biological, Physical, and Social Sciences; Associate Deans for Research; College/School Research Administrators |
| From: | Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research |
| Date: | October 14, 2024 |
| Subject: | Burroughs Wellcome Fund Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers 2025 |
Deadline
| Deadline for Internal Review: | January 31, 2025 |
Project Description
The Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers award is a new institutional research and training opportunity that will help institutions bridge the gaps between fields that will have important roles to play in understanding the impacts of climate change on human health and diminishing their effects. This grant will support new discovery toward defining the health impacts of climate change, developing potential interventions, translating discovery science into practical application, and outward-facing work that can help public understanding of Climate + Health or strengthen connections between research and communities whose health has been harmed by climate change. Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s goal is to help these Centers of Excellence achieve their strategic goals by supporting activities that help build stable collaborations between people, departments, and institutions. Building interdisciplinary connections between scholars, between approaches, and between researchers and those outside academe form the bulk of the budget.
In general, this award will support institutions or consortia that are already moving toward establishing themselves as centers of excellence for understanding climate change’s impact on human health and for leadership in climate education OR public communication around climate and health. Institutions should only submit one proposal that reflects the institution’s strategic goals in basic, applied, and implementation research in the area of Climate + Health.
Amount per award: Up to $10M
Duration of award: 5 Years
Number of awards: Up to three
Eligibility
UW-Madison may submit one letter of intent and one full proposal.
Website
The following link contains additional information on the program and specific application instructions:
https://www.bwfund.org/funding-opportunities/climate-change-and-human-health/burroughs-wellcome-fund-climate-health-excellence-chex-centers/
Internal Competition Application Instructions
Applications for Internal Review
To submit your application, attach a single PDF to an email to: grants@research.wisc.edu
Please include the following information:
- Cover Page including name, title, contact information, and list of potential collaborators.
- PI CV
- Summary of no more than ten pages providing a description of how the proposed project meets the goals of the required components of the Request for Proposals.
Sponsor Deadlines
Letters of Intent are due to Burroughs Wellcome Fund by August 07, 2025. Applications are due to Burroughs Wellcome Fund by December 04, 2025.
Questions?
Contact grants@research.wisc.edu.