Career Awards

For Medical Scientists

Awards foster the development and productivity of physician-scientists who
are early in their careers and help them make the critical transition to becoming
independent investigators.

Application Deadline: October 1, 2010 bwfund.org

Career Awards
For Medical Scientists
Five-year $700,000 awards for physician-scientists bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and
the early years of faculty service. Proposals must be in the area of basic biomedical, disease-oriented,
translational, or molecular, genetic, or pharmacological epidemiology research. Proposals in the area of
epidemiology should contact BWF to determine their eligibility. Proposals in health services research or
involving large-scale clinical trials are ineligible. Awards are made to degree granting institutions in the
U.S. or Canada on behalf of the awardee.

Application Deadline: October 1, 2010

For full grant details, see www.bwfund.org. bwfund.org

 Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Post Office Box 13901
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3901

Please visit bwfund.org for complete guidelines

on the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Awards for
Medical Scientists or email cams@bwfund.org.