Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS)

Organization
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
21 T.W. Alexander Dr.
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Phone Number
(919)991-5100

Level of Study -
Professional Development

Award Type -
Grant

Purpose
To support research and other scientific and educational activities of career medical scientists.
Focus -
Biomedical sciences; Medical research.
Qualifications -
Applicants must hold an M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., or D.O. degree; must not be more than 13 years past their clinical doctorate degree; to meet this requirement, applicants must have received their clinical doctorate degree on or after January 1, 2005; may hold a junior faculty appointment (Lecturer, Instructor, Assistant Professor-non-tenure track, etc.); however, candidates with tenure track appointments are not eligible; must have non-tenure track faculty appointments with institutional start-up funds or hold an NIH R01 are not eligible; must submit proposals through accredited, degree-granting institutions in the U.S. or Canada; must obtain approval and signature by an authorized official at the degree granting university in the U.S. or Canada; authorized official at the degree-granting institution must verify candidate's immigration status as part of the application; primary mentor or faculty sponsor of a candidate must hold an appointment at the same accredited, degree-granting 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; candidates who are temporary U.S. residents must hold a valid U.S. visa (J-1, H1B, F-1 or O-1 visas); temporary Canadian residents must hold a valid Canadian visa (Study Permit, C-43, C-44, C-10, or C-20 work permits/visas); as a candidate, your visa status must allow you to remain in the U.S. or Canada during the award period of the CAMS grant; If a grant is awarded and your visa does not allow for such a stay, BWF may terminate the grant. BWF will not intercede on behalf of non-citizens whose stay in the U.S. or Canada falls out of visa compliance; proposals must be in the area of basic biomedical, disease-oriented, or translational research; proposals in health services research or involving large-scale clinical trials will not be considered; candidates with a clinical degree not awarded in the U.S. or Canada must be fully licensed to practice in the U.S. or Canada or have completed a residency in the U.S. or Canada; candidates must be committed to a full-time career in research as an independent investigator at a North American degree-granting institution; recipients are required to devote at least 75% of their time to research-related activities.
Criteria
Selection will be based on CAMS Advisory Committee review applications, interview finalists, and make recommendations for approval to BWF's Board of Directors.
Amount -
$700,000
Award Duration -
Annual; over five years.

Number of Recipients -
Varies.
To Apply
Applicants will be required to complete a web-based questionnaire assessing their eligibility to apply; proposal consists of data entry fields submitted through the online Internet Grant Application Module (IGAM) plus a single PDF attachment and four (4) confidential letters of support; proposal elements (required except where noted): cover page (template provided); scientific and lay abstract (templates provided); nih biosketch (5-page limit); research plan (6-page limit); submitted manuscripts (optional; 3 maximum); bibliography (optional); personal statement (template provided); confidential faculty sponsor or mentor letter; three additional confidential letters of support; signature page form (template provided); institutional certification form (template provided).
Deadline -
October 1.

Contact -
Rolly L. Simpson, Jr., Senior Program Officer, Eligibility and Competitiveness Discussion; Email: rsimpson@bwfund.org; Phone: 919-991-5110 or Debra J. Holmes, Senior Program Associate; Email: dholmes@bwfund.org; Phone: 919-991-5134 or Kendra Tucker, Senior Programs Assistant; Email: ktucker@bwfund.org; Phone: 919-991-5115.
For more information
http://www.bwfund.org