Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS)

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.