Ways to Give

The entire budget of the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research is used for research and training in the area of cancer research. The vast majority of our funding is from the National Institutes of Health; approximately 80% of our annual budget depends on this source. Competitively awarded research and training grants currently total ~$13 million.

Private donations are very important in maintaining the excellence of the research and training programs at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research. You can support ongoing cancer research by donating to one of the following McArdle Funds:

McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research Basic Cancer Research Discovery Fund

To mark its 75th anniversary, the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research established the McArdle Basic Cancer Research Discovery Fund. The goal is to provide four $25,000 seed grants per year on a competitive basis to allow our researchers to explore exciting, highly promising, new ideas and to acquire critical preliminary data for proof-of-principle.  A small amount of seed funding can position a researcher for important new discoveries and significant future grants.  McArdle scientists have many outstanding new ideas.  Currently, obtaining federal grant support for fundamentally new areas of research is nearly impossible. Help us obviate this stifling of bold, transformative, higher-risk research that could be the basis for the next breakthroughs in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Federal funding is inadequate and additional funding is needed to support an aggressive discovery research program. During the last decade, the payline for NIH and NCI grants has dropped from the 20th percentile to around the 8th percentile.  Simultaneously, the cost of doing research has risen dramatically. For example, it now costs about $38,000 a year to support a graduate student and upwards of $54,000 for a postdoc. It is now typical that each researcher requires more than $15,000 per year in research supplies. The costs of animals, animal care, and state-of-the-art equipment have soared.
To Donate to this Fund, please click on the following link:  McArdle Discovery Fund

McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research Training Fund

A major focus of the mission of the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research is to train the next generation of cancer researchers.  Over its 75 years, McArdle has trained more than 1500 scientists who have gone on to successful careers and leadership positions in the fight against cancer both nationally and internationally. The purpose of this Training Fund is to provide support for trainees in McArdle to pursue their education and research and to further enhance the training experience in order to attract the very best trainees. Our goal is to raise $120,000 per year. Named graduate fellowships can be created based on donor wishes.

To Donate to this Fund, please click on the following link:  McArdle Training Fund

McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research Department Fund

This general fund supports basic cancer research and training at McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Oncology, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health.
To Donate to this Fund, please click on the following link: McArdle Department Fund

~ If you are thinking of supporting the fight against cancer, we urge you to consider making a gift to one or more of these McArdle funds. ~