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Career Awards at the Scientific Interface
Offered by Burroughs Wellcome Fund
These grants are intended to foster the early career development of researchers who have transitioned or are transitioning from undergraduate and/or graduate work in the physical/mathematical/computational sciences or engineering into postdoctoral work in the biological sciences, and who are dedicated to pursuing a career in academic research.
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Deadline Invalid Date
Award Amount $500 000
Duration 5
Frequency Annual
Eligible Applicant Country USA/Canada
Host Country United States
Years Since PhD Candidates must have completed at least 12 months but not more than 60 months of postdoctoral research by the date of the full invited application deadline.
Mobility Rule No
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Comments These grants are intended to foster the early career development of researchers who have transitioned or are transitioning from undergraduate and/or graduate work in the physical/mathematical/computational sciences or engineering into postdoctoral work in the biological sciences, and who are dedicated to pursuing a career in academic research. Eligibility: Candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree in one of the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, statistics, or engineering. Candidates must have completed at least 12 months but not more than 48 months of postdoctoral research by the date of the full invited application deadline. Candidates who are not titled “postdoctoral” fellows may be eligible if (1) you have at least 12 months, but not more than 48 months of postdoctoral research experience, including time as, for example, an instructor, research associate, or non-tenure track research faculty, and (2) you meet all other eligibility requirements.$500,000 over five years.
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Last Updated May 2020
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