Funder: Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Invited full application) | August 2027 (Letter of Intent)
Funding Amounts: $560,000 over five years, bridging postdoctoral training and faculty service
Summary: CASI supports early-career scientists applying physical, mathematical, computational, and engineering approaches to biological questions while transitioning to independent academic research.
Key Information: Applicants cannot hold or accept a tenure-track faculty appointment through the interview stage.
Description
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) foster the development of scientists transitioning from graduate training in physical, mathematical, computational sciences or engineering into postdoctoral biological research. Launched in 1999, the program bridges advanced postdoctoral training and the first three years of faculty service, supporting a career as an independent academic investigator.
Projects must substantively integrate nonbiological approaches to important biological questions. Supported approaches include mathematical modeling, computer simulation, physical measurement, imaging, biosensors, and nanotechnology. Proposals using deep learning or machine learning are particularly encouraged, and research connecting climate change and human health receives special consideration.
