Search Through Education Grants in Madison, Wisconsin in the U.S.

Our Mission

The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation provides grants to enhance education, health care, research and human services, improving the quality of life in the Madison area.

ORF Funding Focus

The primary mission of the ORF is to provide funding to organizations for both programs or building projects that will positively impact lives with primary focus on:

Health Care- Access Community Health Center's Beyond Smiles dental program

Education- Odyssey Project Beyond Bars higher education in prison program

Human Services- Nutritious food from Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin

Research- Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery on the UW–Madison campus

The foundation is currently most interested in funding senior support services and K–12 mental health projects but will consider any request that falls into the focus areas.

The foundation strives to be responsive to the Madison community’s emerging needs is here to help applicants in securing grants for projects that will have an immediate positive impact on local residents’ quality of life, as well as enrich and improve lives into the future. 

What We Do

Established by business leader and former Governor Oscar Rennebohm as a way to thank the community that made his success possible, the Oscar Rennebohm Foundation has issued hundreds of grants for projects that are visible in landmarks throughout the Madison landscape and across Dane County: the UW-Madison, Edgewood College and Madison College campuses; health care facilities; and neighborhood and community centers, among many others.

The Sidney Stern Memorial Trust is devoted solely to the funding of charitable, scientific, medical and educational organizations.

The Board endeavors to support soundly-managed charitable organizations that give service with a broad scope, have a substantial effect on their target populations, and contribute materially to the general welfare. The Board does not discriminate on the basis of ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation or religion.

Project Lead The Way (PLTW)

Our Mission: Empower Students to Thrive in an Evolving World

Our Philosophy for Education: We believe all students – beginning at a young age – need access to real-world, applied learning experiences that empower them to gain the skills they need to thrive in college, career, and beyond.

We believe teachers play an immeasurable role in empowering students, and our programs provide teachers with the support and resources they need to devote more time to inspiring students.

Burns & McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 12,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 75 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned.

PLTW Engineering - New Program

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Through this partnership, Burns and McDonnell is supporting PLTW grants to schools interested in starting and expanding PLTW programs beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year.

Program Requirements

Grantee must offer at least one PLTW Engineering course in the 2026-2027 academic year and must offer one additional course in the 2027-2028 academic year (two different courses in two years). Grantee may implement any PLTW Engineering courses of their choosing. Grantee must complete two years of grant reporting.

Project Lead The Way (PLTW)

Our Mission: Empower Students to Thrive in an Evolving World

Our Philosophy for Education: We believe all students – beginning at a young age – need access to real-world, applied learning experiences that empower them to gain the skills they need to thrive in college, career, and beyond.

We believe teachers play an immeasurable role in empowering students, and our programs provide teachers with the support and resources they need to devote more time to inspiring students.

Burns & McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 12,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 75 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned.

PLTW Engineering - Program Expansion

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Through this partnership, Burns and McDonnell is supporting PLTW grants to schools interested in starting and expanding PLTW programs beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year.

Program Requirements

Grantee must use their grant funds to expand their existing PLTW Engineering program. Example expansion activities include but are not limited to adding an additional PLTW Engineering course not previously offered, and/or adding additional class periods of an existing PLTW Engineering courses previously offered, and/or training additional teachers in PLTW Engineering courses for the 2026-2027 academic year. Grantee must complete one year of grant reporting. 

Project Lead The Way (PLTW)

Our Mission: Empower Students to Thrive in an Evolving World

Our Philosophy for Education: We believe all students – beginning at a young age – need access to real-world, applied learning experiences that empower them to gain the skills they need to thrive in college, career, and beyond.

We believe teachers play an immeasurable role in empowering students, and our programs provide teachers with the support and resources they need to devote more time to inspiring students.

Burns & McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 12,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 75 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned.

PLTW Gateway - New Program

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Through this partnership, Burns and McDonnell is supporting PLTW grants to schools interested in starting and expanding PLTW programs beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year.

Program Requirements

Grantee must offer at least one PLTW Gateway unit in the 2026-2027 academic year and must offer one additional unit in the 2027-2028 academic year (two different units in two years). Grantee may implement any PLTW Gateway units of their choosing. Grantee must complete two years of grant reporting.

Project Lead The Way (PLTW)

Our Mission: Empower Students to Thrive in an Evolving World

Our Philosophy for Education: We believe all students – beginning at a young age – need access to real-world, applied learning experiences that empower them to gain the skills they need to thrive in college, career, and beyond.

We believe teachers play an immeasurable role in empowering students, and our programs provide teachers with the support and resources they need to devote more time to inspiring students.

Burns & McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 12,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 75 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned.

PLTW Gateway - Program Expansion

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Through this partnership, Burns and McDonnell is supporting PLTW grants to schools interested in starting and expanding PLTW programs beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year.

Program Requirements

Grantee must use their grant funds to expand their existing PLTW Gateway program. Example expansion activities include but are not limited to adding an additional PLTW Gateway unit not previously offered, and/or adding additional class periods of an existing PLTW Gateway unit previously offered, and/or training additional teachers in a PLTW Gateway unit for the 2026-2027 academic year. Grantee must complete one year of grant reporting.

Project Lead The Way (PLTW)

Our Mission: Empower Students to Thrive in an Evolving World

Our Philosophy for Education: We believe all students – beginning at a young age – need access to real-world, applied learning experiences that empower them to gain the skills they need to thrive in college, career, and beyond.

We believe teachers play an immeasurable role in empowering students, and our programs provide teachers with the support and resources they need to devote more time to inspiring students.

Burns & McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 12,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 75 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned.

PLTW Launch - New Program

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Through this partnership, Burns and McDonnell is supporting PLTW grants to schools interested in starting and expanding PLTW programs beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year.

Program Requirements

Grantee must offer at least one PLTW Launch module in the 2026-2027 academic year and must offer one additional module for the 2027-2027 academic year (two different modules in two years). Grantee may implement any PLTW Launch modules of their choosing. Grantee must complete two years of grant reporting.

Project Lead The Way (PLTW)

Our Mission: Empower Students to Thrive in an Evolving World

Our Philosophy for Education: We believe all students – beginning at a young age – need access to real-world, applied learning experiences that empower them to gain the skills they need to thrive in college, career, and beyond.

We believe teachers play an immeasurable role in empowering students, and our programs provide teachers with the support and resources they need to devote more time to inspiring students.

Burns & McDonnell

Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies bringing together an unmatched team of 12,000 engineers, construction and craft professionals, architects, planners, technologists and scientists to design and build our critical infrastructure. With an integrated construction and design mindset, we offer full-service capabilities. Founded in 1898 and working from more than 75 offices globally, Burns & McDonnell is 100% employee-owned.

PLTW Launch - Program Expansion

Getting students excited about STEM is essential to building a brighter future for all of us. Showing students how STEM topics fit into the real world and real careers can give them the tools to embrace this vital message. Burns & McDonnell and its Foundation have partnered with PLTW to increase access and participation to PLTW programs for students located in Burns & McDonnell communities. PLTW programs empower students to develop and apply in-demand, transportable skills by exploring real-world challenges.

Through this partnership, Burns and McDonnell is supporting PLTW grants to schools interested in starting and expanding PLTW programs beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year.

Program Requirements

Grantees must use these grant funds to expand their program. Example expansion activities include but are not limited to adding an additional PLTW Launch module not previously offered, and/or offering existing PLTW Launch modules to more students, and/or training additional teachers in PLTW Launch Classroom Teacher Training or PLTW Launch Lead Teacher Training for the 2026-2027 academic year. Grantee must complete one year of grant reporting. 

Community Impact Grant Level One: Engage

Goal and Description

Social determinants of health — economic stability, social and community context, access to health services and healthcare, neighborhoods and the built environment and education — have a strong and scientifically proven impact on human health and well-being. The structures, policies, systems and environments that guide individual’s daily lives shape these determinants and thereby enhance or impede health. As such, many of the complex health issues are rooted in structural inequities that affect the health status of disproportionately affected populations.

Through the Community Impact Grant Program, the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s Oversight and Advisory Committee (OAC) supports evidence-informed, community partnership initiatives that address the social determinants of health to advance health equity in Wisconsin’s urban, rural and tribal communities. These partnerships require substantial and authentic community leadership to make progress toward sustainability and a commitment to evaluation supported by the WPP evaluation team (see technical assistance), academic partner or evaluation consultant as applicable.

Proposals must address health inequities and their root causes and be informed and implemented by those who are most affected by these inequities. In addition, proposals should focus on the services being delivered and the personnel providing those services. Community partnerships strengthen our ability to successfully address and influence health and advance health equity.

Funding Scope and Duration

The Community Impact Grant Level One: Engage awards are designed for small to medium-sized organizations with annual expenses less than $1,000,000. An academic partner is not required, although an existing partnership or goal of academic partnership development during the grant period should be described in the proposal.

Awards are for up to $250,000 for up to three years. There are no renewals allowed at the end of the initial award; however, organizations may apply for a new award during the annual competitive application process of their final year.

The OAC anticipates allocating up to five Level One: Engage awards during this grant cycle depending on the availability of funds.

In addition to the funding through this grant, the Partnership Program offers a Learning Collaborative that provides in-person and virtual learning and networking opportunities for grant recipients alongside their academic and community partners to maximize the impact of collective efforts to address health and health equity and to optimize sustained success. Participants learn from, engage and problem-solve with each other as each grantee team works toward systems and structural changes for health equity. We believe that experiencing this work together — and looking for mutually beneficial opportunities — will increase the ultimate success and sustainability of these grants.

Our Mission

Our mission is to continue and further the philanthropic legacy of Gardner Cowles, Jr. and the Cowles family, which includes promotion of education, social justice, health, and the arts.

The Founder

The Cowles Charitable Trust was first established in 1948 by Gardner “Mike” Cowles, Jr. (1903-1985). Born into the Cowles publishing family of Des Moines, Iowa, Mike was the youngest of Gardner Cowles and Florence Call Cowles’ six children. A newspaper editor and publisher by trade, he was committed to his family’s traditions of responsible, public-spirited, and innovative journalism as well as philanthropy. 

The Cowles Charitable Trust supports the arts, education, the advancement of ethical journalism, medical and climate research.

The Garden Club of America (GCA) offers an annual Fellowship in Ecological Restoration. Established in 2000 with funds from the John B. Young Charitable Trust as well as GCA members and clubs, the fellowship’s goal is to support research that will advance knowledge and increase the number of scientists in the important field of ecological restoration, the active healing of the land. The $8,000 grant is awarded annually to exceptional graduate students to support specialized study in ecological restoration at an accredited U.S. university. Preference will be given to projects that include field research conducted in the United States. A panel of experts associated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum reviews the applications and makes recommendations to the GCA Scholarship Committee. 

The purpose of The Garden Club of America is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to share the advantages of association by means of educational meetings, conferences, correspondence and publications, and to restore, improve, and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation and civic improvement. 

Purpose of Fellowship

The Fellowship in Ecological restoration supports specialized study and research in ecological restoration, the “active healing of the land.” Through study and research will assist the recovery and management of ecological integrity, through increased understanding ofa critical range of variability in biodiversity, ecological processes and structures, regional and historical context, and/or sustainable cultural practices. The goal of this fellowship is to support research that will advance knowledge and increase the numbers of scientists in this important field. 

Faculty Grants

The Wisconsin Partnership Program’s Faculty Grants support innovative research to prevent, diagnose, treat and cure diseases. These grants target a multitude of issues affecting Wisconsinites, including Alzheimer’s disease, blindness, cancer, diabetes, infectious disease, maternal and child health, obesity and more.

Collaborative Health Sciences Program Request for Proposals

Goals and Description

Through the Collaborative Health Sciences Program (CHSP), the Partnership Education and Research Committee (PERC) supports interdisciplinary team science to advance novel research or education approaches that bring together different disciplines to target complex health problems while advancing health, health care or health equity in Wisconsin and beyond.

Proposals must be led by a collaborative team composed of a Principal Investigator and one or two Co-Principal Investigators from two or more of the following disciplines: basic, clinical, education, informatics/data, population, social/behavioral, and/or translational sciences. Teams with a history of collaboration must explore a new direction. This includes teams with two or more individuals who have collaborated in the past, e.g., partnered on grants or published papers together.

Proposals should be highly innovative and have the potential for leveraging additional funding sources. They should also describe how the project will improve health, health care or health equity in Wisconsin as well as explain the path to translate discovery to application in the clinical setting or in communities. At least one of these topics must be addressed:

• Etiology, pathogenesis and mechanism of disease — including discovery studies with short- and long-term goals aimed at treatment or prevention of injury or disease, health promotion and/or biological basis for health inequities
• Clinical knowledge, improved diagnosis or disease management
• Health policy or health care delivery, such as quality and cost of care, access to care, health equity, and public and community health interventions
• Innovative training and development of current and future health and health care professionals and/or biomedical scientists to better address statewide health needs and health care practice
• Community-engaged research to address the needs of communities disproportionately impacted by health inequities
• Other topics in alignment with the Wisconsin Partnership Program 2024-2029 Five-Year Plan Framework (PDF)

The PERC recognizes that projects may require the development of new infrastructure. However, the project focus must be to advance novel basic, clinical or educational research, not solely to establish or create the infrastructure. 

Funding Scope and Duration

The maximum award is $600,000 over three years. Depending on the availability of funds as well as the topics covered and rigor of the application submissions, PERC anticipates funding up to five projects this cycle to include at least one community-engaged research project and at least one basic or translational science project.

The TruStage™ Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) that’s focused on helping people create a better future. We are your trusted partner at the most pivotal stages of life.

Supporting our community

This year we are focusing our philanthropic efforts on economic mobility in two key areas: education and housing. We’ll continue to center the lived experiences of marginalized and underfunded groups in our communities so they can move forward confidently.

Our education focus is grounded in supporting K-12 students through literacy, mentoring and tutoring. Under the housing umbrella, we are focusing on funding requests for affordable housing, homelessness support and rental assistance.

What’s the difference between a grant and a sponsorship?

Grant: A gift from the TruStage Foundation which allows us to receive named recognition but no other benefits from our financial support.

Sponsorship: A contribution from TruStage that may provide us with named recognition, marketing and advertising opportunities, admission to events, etc.

Wisconsin Art Board

Mission Statement

The Wisconsin Arts Board is the state agency which nurtures creativity, cultivates expression, promotes the arts, supports the arts in education, stimulates community and economic development and serves as a resource for people of every culture and heritage. 

Values

The Wisconsin Arts Board values:

• ​imagination
• creativity
• curiosity
• freedom of expression
• respect and appreciation for all cultures and people
• artistic quality
• a broad definition of the arts
• audience and patron development
• community engagement

Woodland Indian Arts Initiative

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Woodland Indian Arts Initiative (WIAI) is designed to promote and develop a foundation of cultural and economic support for traditional and contemporary Native American arts in Wisconsin. As part of this work, the Arts Board annually distributes funds from Gaming Compact monies to support artistic activities among Wisconsin's tribes, bands and urban Indian communities, including:

• Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
• Brothertown Indian Nation
• Forest County Potawatomi Community
• Ho-Chunk Nation
• Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
• Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
• Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
• Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
• Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
• Sokaogon Chippewa Community
• St. Croix Chippewa Community
• Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians
• Urban Indian populations in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, La Crosse and other urban centers

Types of Activities Funded​​​

Funding priority goes to activities that work to build a long-term structure of support for Native arts in Wisconsin. These include but are not limited to:

• Professional arts administration positions in support of Native arts,
• Documentation of arts activities and cultural knowledge in Wisconsin’s Native communities,
• Technical assistance and professional development to Native artists and arts organizations,
• Presentation and promotion of Wisconsin’s Native artists through festivals, markets, exhibitions, various media and other forms of presentation, and
• Planning grants in preparation for any of the above.
• New, expanded or existing projects are eligible. 

Traditional and contemporary art forms are welcome.

For additional information on the grant program and reports on needs articulated by Wisconsin Native artists, can be found on this page.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications to the WIAI grant program will be evaluated on the following criteria:

• The degree to which the proposed activity will serve a need or interest in one or more of the identified Native American communities in Wisconsin.
• Quality of the proposed art form,
• The feasibility of the proposed activity,
• The feasibility of the proposed budget,
• And the degree to which the proposed activity will develop a foundation of cultural and economic support for Native arts in Wisconsin.

About MLA

The Music Library Association is the professional association for music libraries and librarianship in the United States. Founded in 1931, it has an international membership of librarians, musicians, scholars, educators, and members of the book and music trades. Complementing the Association’s national and international activities are eleven regional chapters that carry out its programs on the local level.

Lenore F. Coral IAML Travel Grant

The Lenore F. Coral IAML Travel Grant is intended to help support travel and conference fees to attend an annual meeting of the International Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres. The grant, a cash award of $1000, is usually offered biennially, in even numbered years, or more frequently at the discretion of the MLA Board of Directors. 

Lenore F. Coral (1939–2005) was head of the Sidney Cox Library for Music and Dance and professor of music at Cornell University. Prior to her time at Cornell, Lenore was Fine Arts Librarian at the University of California, Irvine (1967–1972), and the first fulltime librarian of the Mills Music Library at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (1972–1982).

Lenore was active and influential in several professional and scholarly organizations. She was a founding member of the Music OCLC Users Group (MOUG), and served MLA in many capacities: as president (1987–89), as editor of the Technical Reports series (1976–82), and for many years as the chair of the Legislation Committee. Lenore’s efforts on behalf of U.S. copyright legislation guided the Association in the complex laws governing the fair use of music and audiovisual materials. In 1995, she was recognized with the MLA Special Achievement Award for her work in establishing and implementing the International Standard Music Number (ISMN). Lenore was awarded the MLA Citation in 1991 for her lifelong dedication to the goals and mission of MLA.

Within IAML, Lenore served as chair of then Cataloguing Commission (1983–90), and was elected to the IAML Board of Directors as vice-president for two three-year terms (1991–94; 1994–97). Her involvement in the activities of all the "R” projects (RILM, RISM, RIdIM, and RIPM), resources fundamental to research in music, included her major role in the founding in 1984 of the U.S. RILM Office, under her direction at Cornell University. In 2001, Lenore was awarded the Honorary Member citation at IAML’s fiftieth anniversary meeting in Perigeux, France.

A scholar of music in eighteenth-century auction catalogs, Lenore was highly visible and active in the American Musicological Society, where she served two terms on the AMS Council (1975–77; 1982–84), and as director-at-large on its board (2001–03).

Lenore was a consummate mentor to several generations of music librarians, who carry on her tradition of professional and scholarly activity within a number of organizations. As such, a IAML travel grant in her honor underscores her wont to introduce younger MLA/IAML members to the global world of music librarianship.

Guided by our vision, purpose, mission, values, and policies, we inspire philanthropic generosity to enhance our community’s quality of life.

Scholarships

More than 200 students throughout north central Wisconsin, from pre-school to post-graduate, will be awarded scholarships totaling more than $300,000 from the 125 endowed scholarship funds administered within the Community Foundation.

Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame Scholarships

Purpose

To provide scholarships to residents of Wisconsin wishing to pursue an education and career in the aviation or aerospace field – at any point in their educational journey. Scholarship awards include the:

• Jeff Baum Aviation Business & Jim Quinn Flight School Scholarship
• EAA Chapter 640/Robert Payzer Memorial Scholarship
• Carl Guell Memorial Scholarship
• Sidney & Ruth Julson Scholarship
• Thiessen Field Scholarships

The Sidney & Ruth Julson Scholarship was established in 2023 to honor Sidney & Ruth Julson who owned Four Lakes Aviation in Madison, WI for many years before moving to Buffalo, WY. The scholarship provides a $2,000 annual award to deserving students enrolled in the Madison Area Technical College/Wisconsin Aviation flight school program or the Buffalo, WY or Sheridan, WY flight school program. 

The Edgar P. & Nona B. McKinney Foundation was established in the 1990s. It was the intent of Mr. & Mrs. McKinney to fund organizations that are charitable, religious and educational in nature.

Funding Priorities

Priority in grantmaking is given to worthwhile research projects in the fields of mathematics, geography, climatology, meteorology, geology (including deep sea studies and tectonic plates) and astronomy conducted at the University of Wisconsin Madison.

Second tier priority in awarding grants shall be to other qualified education institutions.

Types of Support: Operating; Program; Project

About Arthur C. Cope

Cope, an extraordinarily influential and imaginative organic chemist was born on June 27, 1909, in Dunreith, Indiana. He received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Butler University in Indianapolis in 1929 and a PhD in 1932 from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research continued at Harvard University in 1933 as a National Research Council Fellow. In 1934, he joined the faculty of Bryn Mawr College. There, his research included the first syntheses of several barbiturates, including delvinyl sodium. At Bryn Mawr, Cope also developed a reaction involving the thermal rearrangement of an allyl group which eventually became known as the Cope rearrangement.

In 1941, Cope moved to Columbia University where he worked on projects associated with the war effect including chemical warfare agents, antimalarial drugs, and treatments for mustard gas poisoning. In 1945, he moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to become the head of the Department of Chemistry.

Purpose

To recognize individuals for their outstanding achievements in the field of organic chemistry. This two-year postdoctoral fellowship will provide intellectual and academic freedom to early-career postdoctoral researchers. Arthur C. Cope Postdoctoral Fellows will develop bold and creative new research directions in organic chemistry that can contribute to a sustainable world.

Description

The Arthur C. Cope Postdoctoral Fellowship (CPF) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) is a two-year postdoctoral fellowship awarded yearly to Ph.D. candidates or postdoctoral researchers within their first two years of pursuing postdoctoral research in organic chemistry.

The Arthur C. Cope Postdoctoral Fellowship currently provides $85,000 per year for two years of research at a nonprofit institution in the U.S. Arthur C. Cope Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to participate in ACS meetings, mentoring, and other career development activities.

Candidates are nominated by their research advisor or academic mentor (including, but not limited to, their Ph.D. advisor, postdoctoral advisor, or other research mentors). They are evaluated on their outstanding contributions to organic chemistry and their potential to contribute significantly to research, teaching, and innovations in organic chemistry. Applicants must be nominated to be considered for the CPF. 

Background

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.

A true embodiment of the Wisconsin Idea, WPP awards grants to innovative projects and initiatives that propel medical research, enhance health education and workforce development, support community health partnerships, advance health equity and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The work of WPP and its grantees touches all corners of the state, across a wide range of health challenges, communities, populations and geographic areas.

The Wisconsin Partnership Program’s vision, mission and values as well as its goals and grantmaking strategies are described in the 2024–2029 Five-Year Plan.

Goal and Description

Social determinants of health — economic stability, social and community context, access to health services and healthcare, neighborhoods and the built environment and education — have a strong and scientifically proven impact on human health and well-being. The structures, policies, systems and environments that guide individual’s daily lives shape these determinants and thereby enhance or impede health. As such, many of the complex health issues are rooted in structural inequities that affect the health status of disproportionately affected populations.

Through the Community Impact Grant Program, the Wisconsin Partnership Program’s Oversight and Advisory Committee (OAC) supports evidence-informed, community partnership initiatives that address the social determinants of health to advance health equity in Wisconsin’s urban, rural and tribal communities. These partnerships require substantial and authentic community leadership to make progress toward sustainability and must be supported by evaluation.

Proposals must address health inequities and their root causes and be informed and implemented by those who are most affected by these inequities. Community partnerships strengthen our ability to successfully address and influence health and advance health equity.

Funding Scope and Duration

The Community Impact Grant Level Two: Accelerate awards are designed for larger organizations with annual expenses of more than $1,000,000. An academic partner is required.

Awards are for up to $500,000 for up to three years. There are no renewals allowed at the end of the initial award; however, organizations may apply for a new award during the annual competitive application process of their final year.

The OAC anticipates allocating up to five Level Two: Accelerate awards during this grant cycle depending on the availability of funds.

In addition to the funding through this grant, the Partnership Program offers a Learning Collaborative that provides in-person and virtual learning and networking opportunities for grant recipients alongside their academic and community partners to maximize the impact of collective efforts to address health and health equity and to optimize sustained success. Participants learn  from, engage and problem-solve with each other as each grantee team works toward systems and structural changes for health equity. We believe that experiencing this work together — and looking for mutually beneficial opportunities — will increase the ultimate success and sustainability of these grants.

2025 New Investigator Program Request for Proposals

Goal and Description

Through the New Investigator Program (NIP), the Partnership Education and Research Committee (PERC) seeks to develop and sustain the academic and research excellence of early-career SMPH faculty as they initiate new, innovative research or education pilot projects to improve health and advance health equity in Wisconsin and beyond.

Proposals must be innovative and advance scientific understanding with potential to improve health or advance health equity through prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or cure of disease. The Principal Investigator (PI) must describe the potential to improve the health of the people of Wisconsin and must clearly explain the steps necessary to translate discovery to application in the clinical setting or in communities. The proposal must include clear and measurable benchmarks to track progress toward the overall objectives and the specific aims. The PI must describe how completion of the project will advance their career development, including plans to leverage future funding from federal or other granting agencies.

Funding Scope and Duration

The maximum award is $150,000 over two years. The PI must dedicate and maintain a minimum five percent annualized full-time equivalent (FTE) professional effort to the project. This effort must be fully justified in the budget justification. PERC anticipates funding up to six projects this cycle, depending on availability of funds.

Pew Biomedical Scholars 

The Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health. The program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in their first few years of their appointment at the assistant professor level.

Based on their performance during their education and training, candidates should demonstrate outstanding promise as contributors in science relevant to human health. Strong proposals will incorporate particularly creative and pioneering approaches to basic, translational, and applied biomedical research. Candidates whose work is based on biomedical principles but who bring in concepts and theories from more diverse fields are encouraged to apply.

Ideas with the potential to produce an unusually high impact are encouraged. Selection of the successful candidates will be based on a detailed description of the work that the applicant proposes to undertake, evaluations of the candidate’s performance, and notable past accomplishments, including honors, awards, and publications. In evaluating the candidates, the National Advisory Committee gives considerable weight to both the project proposal and the researcher, including evidence that the candidate is a successful independent investigator and has the skill set needed to carry out their high-impact proposal.

Funding from the NIH, other government sources, and project grants from nonprofit associations do not pose a conflict with the Pew scholars program.

Funding

The current grant level is $300,000.

An award of $75,000 per year for four years will be provided to the sponsoring institution for use by the scholar, subject to annual review of the scholar’s progress. Grant agreements will be issued in August of the award year. The awarded funds may be used at the discretion of the Pew scholar, for personnel, equipment, supplies, or travel directly related to the scholar's research and as to best advance his or her research and career.

• The amount of the award that may be used for the principal investigator’s salary is limited to $12,500 per year (including benefits) or $50,000 over the duration of the grant. There are no limits on student or postdoctoral salaries.
• Not more than 8 percent ($24,000) of the total award value may be allocated for facilities and administration (F&A) charges or indirect costs (IDCs).
• Should the funds not be immediately required, they may be accumulated and carried over through the grant period and, with written approval of the program office, the grant may receive a no-cost extension for one additional year (without additional funds).
• Subawards are allowed.

During the four-year grant term, program participants are required to attend an annual meeting held in March or April. All eligible expenses for attendees’ travel, lodging, and meals are paid by Pew. The meeting provides Pew scholars with an opportunity to present their research and for scientific collaboration and exchange with other scholars and members of the National Advisory Committee.

MSA Best Oral and Poster Presentations

Each year during the annual meeting, MSA recognizes the best oral and poster presentations of graduate and undergraduate students. Two prizes are awarded annually to the two best talks presented by graduate students at the annual MSA meeting. These awards are named in honor of two distinguished mycologists: one is named for Meredith Blackwell and the other is named for John W. Taylor. Both individuals care about graduate students a lot!  

Best undergraduate presentations are also recognized with talk and poster awards; the number of undergraduate awards ranges from one to two and is at the discretion of the committee.

Award Terms

• All awardees must provide a short biography (100-200 words) and a photo (if possible) within two weeks of notification from the Awards Coordinator, using the Awardee Document Submission Form. These will be requested at the appropriate time. Photos and biographies will be published in Inoculum.
• The award check must be deposited or cashed within 5 months.
• Each award recipient is required to complete a W-9 form prior to receiving their award funds. Awardees will be contacted by the management company regarding this process. (This only applies if you have a U.S. Social Security Number).
• Keep copies of your W-9 and all receipts and expenses that are part of this award. These documents are important and may be necessary for tax purposes.

MSA Best Oral and Poster Presentations

Each year during the annual meeting, MSA recognizes the best oral and poster presentations of graduate and undergraduate students. Two prizes are awarded annually to the two best talks presented by graduate students at the annual MSA meeting. These awards are named in honor of two distinguished mycologists: one is named for Meredith Blackwell and the other is named for John W. Taylor. Both individuals care about graduate students a lot!  

Best undergraduate presentations are also recognized with talk and poster awards; the number of undergraduate awards ranges from one to two and is at the discretion of the committee.

Award Terms

• All awardees must provide a short biography (100-200 words) and a photo (if possible) within two weeks of notification from the Awards Coordinator, using the Awardee Document Submission Form. These will be requested at the appropriate time. Photos and biographies will be published in Inoculum.
• The award check must be deposited or cashed within 5 months.
• Each award recipient is required to complete a W-9 form prior to receiving their award funds. Awardees will be contacted by the management company regarding this process. (This only applies if you have a U.S. Social Security Number).
• Keep copies of your W-9 and all receipts and expenses that are part of this award. These documents are important and may be necessary for tax purposes.

MSA Best Oral and Poster Presentations

Each year during the annual meeting, MSA recognizes the best oral and poster presentations of graduate and undergraduate students. Two prizes are awarded annually to the two best talks presented by graduate students at the annual MSA meeting. These awards are named in honor of two distinguished mycologists: one is named for Meredith Blackwell and the other is named for John W. Taylor. Both individuals care about graduate students a lot!  

Best undergraduate presentations are also recognized with talk and poster awards; the number of undergraduate awards ranges from one to two and is at the discretion of the committee.

Award Terms

• All awardees must provide a short biography (100-200 words) and a photo (if possible) within two weeks of notification from the Awards Coordinator, using the Awardee Document Submission Form. These will be requested at the appropriate time. Photos and biographies will be published in Inoculum.
• The award check must be deposited or cashed within 5 months.
• Each award recipient is required to complete a W-9 form prior to receiving their award funds. Awardees will be contacted by the management company regarding this process. (This only applies if you have a U.S. Social Security Number).
• Keep copies of your W-9 and all receipts and expenses that are part of this award. These documents are important and may be necessary for tax purposes.

MSA Best Oral and Poster Presentations

Each year during the annual meeting, MSA recognizes the best oral and poster presentations of graduate and undergraduate students. Two prizes are awarded annually to the two best talks presented by graduate students at the annual MSA meeting. These awards are named in honor of two distinguished mycologists: one is named for Meredith Blackwell and the other is named for John W. Taylor. Both individuals care about graduate students a lot!  

Best undergraduate presentations are also recognized with talk and poster awards; the number of undergraduate awards ranges from one to two and is at the discretion of the committee.

Award Terms

• All awardees must provide a short biography (100-200 words) and a photo (if possible) within two weeks of notification from the Awards Coordinator, using the Awardee Document Submission Form. These will be requested at the appropriate time. Photos and biographies will be published in Inoculum.
• The award check must be deposited or cashed within 5 months.
• Each award recipient is required to complete a W-9 form prior to receiving their award funds. Awardees will be contacted by the management company regarding this process. (This only applies if you have a U.S. Social Security Number).
• Keep copies of your W-9 and all receipts and expenses that are part of this award. These documents are important and may be necessary for tax purposes.

Faculty Grants

The Wisconsin Partnership Program’s Faculty Grants support innovative research to prevent, diagnose, treat and cure diseases. These grants target a multitude of issues affecting Wisconsinites, including Alzheimer’s disease, blindness, cancer, diabetes, infectious disease, maternal and child health, obesity and more.

Postdoctoral Grant Program

The Postdoctoral Grant Program is designed to support the professional development of postdoctoral trainees, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows and research associates at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Under the guidance of their supervising mentor, who serves as Principal Investigator, grants will support postdocs as they conduct a research or education project or pursue a professional development opportunity to advance their career with a focus on improving health, health care or advancing health equity in Wisconsin and beyond.

These career development grants should enhance and expand postdoctoral research, education, and professional development. Examples could include, but are not limited to:

• Funding for an independent side project related to the postdoctoral supervising mentor’s research
• Professional development (e.g., attend a conference or workshop)
• Travel funding (e.g., to attend a conference or to give a presentation)
• Open-access publication fee coverage

George French Moss was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended Wauwatosa East High School. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Southern Methodist University and later attended law school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After completing his education, Mr. Moss returned to the metro Milwaukee area to join his family’s business, Western States Envelope Company. Mr. Moss spent his entire career at Western States Envelope, originally working alongside his father George B. Moss, then serving as company President from 1975 to 1997, and thereafter serving as Chairman of the Board up until his death in 2019. Throughout his life, Mr. Moss was an active participant in many charitable endeavors. Upon his death, this Foundation was created and established for the benefit of US charitable organizations, with a special emphasis on organizations primarily serving residents of the greater Milwaukee area.