Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists

UCBS Deadline: April 4, 2013

Foundation Deadline: Anticipated deadline of October 1, 2013

Number of Harvard nominations: Five. If a woman or underrepresented minority is nominated within the initial five candidates, a sixth candidate may be nominated provided that candidate is a woman or underrepresented minority

Description: The Burroughs Wellcome Career Award for Medical Scientists addresses the ongoing problem of increasing the number of physician scientists and keeping them in research. The Burroughs Wellcome Fund believes that this bridging award, supporting the last year(s) of a mentored position in addition to supporting the beginning years of an independent position, will facilitate the transition to a career in research.

Proposals may be in the areas of basic biomedical, disease oriented, translational, or molecular, genetic, or pharmacological epidemiology research. Proposals in epidemiology should contact the foundation to determine eligibility. Proposals in health services research or involving large-scale clinical trials are ineligible.

Amount of support: $700,000 over five years

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must:

  1. Have an MD, DDS, DVM, PharmD, or equivalent clinical degree.

  2. Be a clinical fellow, resident, instructor (non-tenure track), or a postdoctoral researcher and have at least 2 years of research experience by October 1, 2013. Instructors are eligible only if they were appointed on or after July 1, 2011.

  3. Not be more than 120 months past their most recent doctorate on October 1, 2013.

  4. Devote a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years to the postdoctoral portion of the award.

  5. Be committed to a full-time career in research as an independent investigator.

  6. Devote at least 75% of their time during the award period to research-related activities.

  7. Be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or Canada at the time of application.

Application Instructions: See standard UCBS application form and instructions.

URL: www.bwfund.org/pages/188/Career-Awards-for-Medical-Scientists/

Additional notes: Harvard University is the nominating institution for these awards. Therefore, faculty from all Harvard schools are invited to submit applications to the UCBS. Final review/selection of applications will be conducted by the UCBS.