Biomedical Sciences

Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS)

Program Application

Application Deadline: October 1, 2008 By electronic application only.

The application deadline for the 2007-2008 award series ended October 1, 2007. BWF will interview finalists. Candidates will be notified in late February about interviews, which will be conducted March 26-27, 2008. The awards will be announced in late May and will begin on September 1, 2008. The application deadline for the 2008-2009 award series is October 1, 2008.

The program information, application information below, and brochure on this site pertain to the 2007-2008 award series and are provided for your information only. Guidelines change from year to year. New program guidelines and application instructions for the 2008-2009 award series are being developed and will be available on this web site generally three months in advance of the application deadline. Check back then to access the current application instructions and guidelines.

BWF must receive the following by the application deadline:

1. A completed electronic application (including all recommendation letters)
2. One hard copy of the two-page Signature Page Form with original signatures

Application Information
Using proposalCENTRAL
Completing the Application Online
Signature Page Form
Other Information and Instructions
Troubleshooting Applications
Apply for the Grant

Application Information

Candidates must be nominated by their dean or department chair. Applications must be approved by an official responsible for sponsored programs (generally from the grants office, office of research, or office of sponsored programs) at the degree-granting institution. Candidates should contact one of these offices for information about the nominating process at the institution.

BWF requires all applications for this program to be submitted electronically. Applications not submitted electronically will be returned and not reviewed. Candidates must apply through proposalCENTRAL, a Web-based grant application system, using links provided below.

Applicants are also encouraged to review the description of the application sections and detailed application instructions listed below, and downloadable on proposalCENTRAL, prior to beginning the online application.

Applications submitted electronically without also sending the original signed hard copy Signature Page form (two pages) by the deadline will not be reviewed. Faxed copies are not acceptable. Unless otherwise noted, all documents listed must be submitted to complete the application and must be uploaded to proposalCENTRAL as Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Candidates must register at proposalCENTRAL and create a professional profile, including a unique user ID and password. Demographic data in this section is for statistical use only. If a professional profile has already been created, the applicant must verify the information for accuracy before submitting a completed application.

Candidates are not required to complete the online application in one sitting. The application may be accessed and changed multiple times as needed prior to the application deadline. However, the application cannot be changed once the deadline has passed or the application has been submitted.

Completing the Application Online

Applications must be completed electronically via proposalCENTRAL and include the sections below. Faxed documents will not be accepted.

The following sections require data entry:

□ Title Page
□ Applicant Information
□ Nominating Institution and Contacts
□ Supporters/Recommenders
□ Lay Abstract
□ Email/Track Status of Recommenders/Ph.D. Adviser

□ Citizenship/Residency Documentation (template provided)
□ Candidate’s Biosketch (four page limit; template provided)
□ Personal Statement (statement of interests outside of science; template provided)
□ Scientific Abstract (one page limit; template provided)
□ Research Plan (six page limit)
□ Bibliography (optional)
□ Faculty Sponsor Letter of Nomination
□ Chief of Service Letter
□ Ph.D. Adviser Letter (if applicable)
□ Letters of Recommendation (two confidential/blind letters required)
□ Reprints (up to three)

Signature Page Form

Candidates must print the Signature Page form, obtain the relevant signatures, and mail one original hard copy of both pages to the Burroughs Wellcome Fund for receipt by the application deadline . Prior to printing the Signature Page form, candidates should have completed at least the following sections on proposalCENTRAL, since the information will be included on the form:

• Title Page
• Applicant Information
• Nominating Institution and Contacts
• Supporters

For additional information on required signatures, see Printing the Signature Page and Obtaining Signatures.

Mail one copy, with original signatures, of the Signature Page Form to:

For delivery by express courier service (recommended)
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Career Awards for Medical Scientists
21 T.W. Alexander Drive
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
919-991-5100

For delivery by U.S. Postal Service
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Career Awards for Medical Scientists
P.O. Box 13901
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3901

Other Information and Instructions

For the Applicant:

• Instructions for Application Sections
• Program FAQs
• Program Brochure
• Printing the Signature Page and Obtaining Signatures
• Tips for Formatting Text and Images in Documents

For the Recommender:

• Instructions for Recommendation Letters

Troubleshooting Applications

If there are remaining questions, BWF staff is available to assist you. For questions regarding eligibility, policies, and terms and conditions for this program:

Debra Holmes, Program Associate
Phone: 919-991-5134

For help with the electronic application process:
proposalCENTRAL Help Desk
Phone: 800-875-2562 x 227

Apply for the Grant

The links below will redirect you to proposalCENTRAL’s web site which hosts BWF’s electronic application:

proposalCENTRAL Home (for applicants and grantees)

proposalCENTRAL Login (for applicants and grantees)