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Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS)

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

The Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) is a highly competitive program that provides $700,000 awards over five years for physician-scientists, who are committed to an academic career, to bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service.

Proposals must be in the area of basic biomedical, diseaseoriented, or translational research. Proposals in health services research or involving large-scale clinical trials are not eligible. BWF anticipates making up to 13 awards in the 2024-2025 cycle.

Proposals that incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning or climate change and human health are of particular interest.

Eligibility Note: BWF will make up to two additional awards to clinically trained psychiatrists who focus on research at the interface between neuroscience and psychiatry. These proposals must clearly demonstrate evidence of integration of neuroscience and psychiatry in project design.

Deadline: Oct. 8, 2024

Specialties

Environmental & Life Sciences

Medical - Basic Science

Medical - Translational

Medical

Medical - Clinical Science

Eligibility Requirements

Competitive candidates for the CAMS award will have at least two years of research experience, be up to two years away from becoming an independent investigator, be a f irst author on at least one publication in a peer-reviewed journal, and have a significant publication record.

All CAMS applications must be approved and signed by an official responsible for sponsored programs (generally from the grants office, office of research, or office of sponsored programs) at the candidates designated sponsoring/ applying institution. The sponsoring/applying institution should be where, if selected, CAMS funds would be received and distributed. Candidates should contact one of these offices for an authorized signature which is required before submitting the grant application. The following eligibility requirements must be adhered to and will be strictly enforced:

Candidates must hold an M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., V.M.D., or D.O. degree.
Candidates must have completed clinical training (residency or fellowship) and be board eligible by the award start date.
Candidates may hold a junior faculty appointment (Lecturer, Instructor, Assistant Professor-non-tenure track, etc.). At the time of application, candidates cannot hold nor have accepted, either in writing or verbally, a faculty appointment as a tenure track Assistant Professor.
Candidates that have non-tenure track faculty appointments and have been awarded an NIH R01 or Early Independence Investigator award(s), including NIH K99 or NIH DP5 award, are not eligible. Those with substantial institutional start up packages are also ineligible. Substantial institutional start up packages are determined based on the terms of your offer and will be reviewed on a case by case basis. If you would like to considered for eligibility, please email your full offer letter to (cams@bwfund.org) for review.
Public or private non-profit organizations [501(c) (3) or equivalent] in the United States and Canada, including degree-granting academic institutions, research institutes, and teaching hospitals affiliated with academic degree-granting institutions are eligible to receive Burroughs Wellcome Fund support. Applications from other non-profit organizations may be considered subject to program officer approval. Please contact the BWF CAMS team (cams@bwfund.org) for questions around institutional eligibility.
If applicable, an authorized official at the applying/ sponsoring institution must verify candidate’s immigration status as part of the application.
The primary mentor or faculty sponsor of a candidate must hold an appointment at the same institution in the U.S. or Canada as the applicant.
Citizens and non-citizen permanent and temporary residents of the U.S. and Canada who are legally qualified to work in the U.S. or Canada are eligible.