Burroughs Wellcome Fund has announced The Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) program which supports $700,000 awards over five years for physician-scientists to bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service.
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 are ineligible.
The ideal candidate will be two years away from becoming an independent investigator, have at least two years or more of postdoctoral research experience, and have a significant publication record.
UF may nominate up to five candidates.
For more information on candidate eligibility, including a link to the full solicitation, please visit: http://my.research.ufl.edu/Applications/FundingOpportunities/ArticleDetail.aspx?id=35593