Office of Research

Mathers Foundation Grant Program

Limited Submissions
  • The Foundation primarily supports basic science, ideally with potential translational applications.
  • Examples of current research areas supported include immunology, microbiome, structural biology, cellular physiology, cancer biology, genetics, genomics, microbiology and infectious diseases, stem cell biology, and neuroscience.
  • Research areas that will not be considered for support include Covid-19 related research projects (aims or sub-aims), Plant Biology Research, Oceanography, Space Exploration. and Global Warming related research. In addition, medical imaging technology related projects and/or electrical engineering technology development projects will not be considered for support.
  • The Foundation does not support research conducted in human subjects and will not fund requests for clinical trials or drug discovery. The Foundation will not support research projects that they consider pre-clinical drug development.
  • Renewal applications for the same or related research will not be accorded priority consideration. It is strongly advised that any re-application for grant renewal consider a new direction based on prior research or emphasize some new potential translational aspects and not merely an extension of previously funded research.
  • Requests for funding previously federally supported research and/or applications pending federal approval will not be accorded priority consideration.
  • Currently, the Foundation does not offer advice about proposed project ideas or screen LOIs before they are submitted.  The Mathers Board believes that the information on the website provides sufficient guidance for a wide variety of research projects that could be considered for support.

Note: the total funding amount was reduced to $700,000 based on a subsequent announcement from the funder.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

  1. A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.
  2. If the final application requires a diversity statement or statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
  3. CV (not biosketch) of the PI.

to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, August 14, 2024. Nominations and funder portal registration due date is 9/20/2024. If given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee, a required LOI is due to the sponsor 10/4/2024 with the OSP deadline of 9/25/2024. If invited by the sponsor to send a full application, that deadline is 12/6/2024.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2024 Fall Cycle

Deadlines
08/14/2024 UW Internal Deadline Open
09/25/2024 OSP Deadline
10/04/2024 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Mathers Foundation

Funding amount

$700,000 (over 3 years, including 10% indirect costs)

Maximum Number of Applications

3

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.