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September
Career Awards at the Scientific Interface
Letter of Intent Deadline
$560,000 over five years
30
September
Promoting Innovation in Science and Mathematics
Application Deadline
Providing funds for classroom materials, equipment, and supplies
Up to $3k for 1 Year
07
October
Career Awards for Medical Scientists
Application Deadline
Supporting early carer physician-scientists
$700,000 over five years
23
October
Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants
Rolling Application Deadline
This is a rolling deadline. Small grants to promote growth of new connections in climate change
Up to $50k
BWF Spotlight
Sustainability and Art – Beyond the Edge
“One of the most beautiful functions of art is to envisage worlds that do not yet exist, to imagine them, give them form, help them be born and seen. Beyond the Edge explores a further step: combining the power of storytelling with data analysis to seek a more sustainable future for all.” –Álvaro Laiz
Beyond the Edge is a collaboration between Álvaro Laiz and UreCulture, made possible thanks to the support of the National Geographic Society, the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and the Museo Universidad de Navarra.
BWF News
Aug 26, 2025
Alone in the Darkroom: Finding a Career Path Outside of Academia
My final year of graduate school started in the fall of 2015. As I reviewed the long list of graduation requirements I had to meet before my defense in May, I laughed out loud.
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Jul 09, 2025
BWF Announces 2025 Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program Recipients
Research Triangle Park, N.C. — The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of its Postdoctoral Diversity Enrichment Program (PDEP), which provides critical support to ...