Collaborative Health Equity Research (CHER)

Overview

The CHER Pilot Award is designed for postdoctoral scholars (Track 1) or assistant professors (Track 2) whose research is focused on reducing health disparities. This award supports a collaborative mentored experience in clinical and translational research, which is intended to provide a foundation for career development and acquisition of preliminary data for subsequent funding mechanisms.

CHER RFAs are generally released annually in the fall for projects that start in the spring.

Recently Funded CHER Awards

Please acknowledge the Wisconsin Partnership Program as the funding source in any press releases, articles or publications relating to your project or its results. Find the most up to date language on the funding support page.

Key Dates

• Live Q&A session on Zoom:
  October 9, 2024 12:00 pm
• Letter of Intent Due Date:
  October 29, 2024 11:00 pm
• Application Due Date:
  December 10, 2024 11:00 pm
• Earliest Award Start Date:
  April 1, 2025 12:00 am

Application Details

Terms:

Track 1: $15,000 direct support grant

Track 2: $75,000 direct support grant

Duration:

Track 1: 12 months; Track 2: 12 months

Applicant Eligibility:

Special Criteria:

Community partner required

Track 1: Postdoctoral applicants with faculty mentor

Track 2: Assistant professor applicants with faculty mentor

How to Apply:

For application information, please see the 2025 CHER RFA (PDF).

Budget and Justification Template

A pre-submission session via Canvas is required. Enroll in the Canvas course here.

An optional, live Q&A session on Zoom was held Oct. 9, 2024 at noon.

FAQs

Related Resources

Documents

• ICTR Award Budget Template

Related Programs

• Pilot Awards Program
• AHEAD