Career Awards at the Scientific Interface
Forecasted
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund's Career Awards at the Scientific Interface support early-career quantitative scientists transitioning into biology-focused interdisciplinary research.
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Funder: Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Invited full proposal) | August 2027 (Letter of Intent)
Funding Amounts: $560,000 total over five years; supports postdoc and early faculty phases; no indirect costs allowed.
Summary: Supports early-career researchers with quantitative backgrounds transitioning into biology, providing resources to foster interdisciplinary research careers.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; all dates are projected and subject to change.
Description
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Career Awards at the Scientific Interface (CASI) are designed to support early-career researchers who are transitioning from the physical, mathematical, computational sciences, or engineering into postdoctoral work in the biological sciences. The program aims to bridge advanced postdoctoral training and the initial years of faculty service, fostering the development of scientists committed to innovative, interdisciplinary academic research at the interface of quantitative and biological sciences.
