Career Awards for Medical Scientists

Application Deadline:

Oct 07, 2025

by

3:00pm

ET

Status:

Now Accepting Applications

Eligibility & Application Process:

About The Award

The Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) is a highly competitive program that provides $700,000 awards over five years for physician-scientists, who are committed to an academic career, to bridge advanced postdoctoral/fellowship training and the early years of faculty service.

Award Information

For more information about the CAMS award, please view this webinar recording from the 2024-2025 application cycle. In this webinar, CAMS Program Officer Dr. Paige Cooper Byas provided an overview of the application process, eligibility, and award components.

Any dates mentioned in this recording refer to the 2024-2025 application cycle. For updated deadline and notification dates, please see the 2025-2026 RFP.

YouTube Video

Award Timeline

Oct 07, 2025

Application Deadline

Mar 17 - 18, 2026

Finalist virtual interviews

Jun 18, 2026

Notice of Award

Sep 01, 2026

Award Start Date

Aug 31, 2031

Award End Date

Program Contacts

Paige Cooper Byas, PhD

Program Officer

919-991-5127

Daniel Baroff

Program Associate

919-991-5133

Lama Haidar

Program Coordinator

919-991-5115