Office of Research
Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers
The UW Office of Research requests pre-proposals from groups or centers interested in facilitating a UW-wide proposal for the Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers award.
This 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. The 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.
Application Instructions
Please submit as one combined pdf labeled with PI’s Lastname, Firstname:
- A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims, approach, and planned collaborations across and/or beyond UW as required by the funder.
- 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.
- CV (not biosketch) of the PI including past grant funding.
- A letter of support from the Dean or Center director ensuring that the team has the support structure needed to be competitive for this opportunity.
to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, February 12, 2025. If given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee, a LOI is due to the sponsor 8/7/2025. If invited by the sponsor, the full application is due 12/4/2025 with the OSP deadline of 11/21/2025.
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.