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Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Career Awards for Medical Scientists

Program Summary

This program provides $700,000 over five years to bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service. BWF 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 and buy time from service commitments.

Eligibility

Candidates must have an M.D., D.D.S, D.V.M., or equivalent clinical degrees. At the time of application, candidates must be a clinical fellow, resident, instructor (non-tenure track) or a postdoctoral researcher and have at least two years of research experience. Researchers who hold a tenure-track faculty appointment as an assistant professor or the equivalent are not eligible. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or Canada at the time of application. Proposals must be in the area of basic biomedical, disease oriented, translational, or molecular genetic, or pharmacological epidemiology research. Other eligibility criteria may apply – please read complete announcement.

Program Announcement is at http://www.bwfund.org/programs/CAMS/cams_brochure.html.

UIC can nominate up to 5 candidates. Candidates must be nominated by their dean or department chair.

Deadlines

Letter of Intent

http://www.research.uic.edu/funding/forms/0600.doc
Item 3 must have original signature from nominating dean or department head.
By submission of this form, applicant attests that s/he has read and meets the sponsor's eligibility criteria for this program.

Limited Competition Instructions

If requested, submit one electronic copy of a White Paper containing the following:

1. One (1) Page cover page with following information:
   1. Name & departmental affiliation of PI and Co-PIs
   2. Sponsor and sponsor program name
   3. Title of White Paper
   4. PI Contact Information
   5. Optional:
      1. Identify potential individuals to review proposal - reviewers should not have a personal stake in outcome of this competition and ideally should not be from same unit as applicant.
      2. Identify reviewers to exclude - this information will remain confidential.
2. Three (3) page narrative addressing:
   1. How your proposal addresses the intent of Program Announcement
   2. What PI & team expect to accomplish
   3. Expected overall significance
3. Attach the following for PI and each CoPI:
   1. Two page CV
   2. 1 page current and pending support

Narrative must be 12-point font; minimum acceptable margin is 1 inch (2.5 cm) all around.
Unless otherwise noted, no budget is required

Please contact Tony Halford, Program Coordinator at ahalford@uic.edu or 6-7036 with any questions.

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