Career Guidance for Trainees
Career Guidance for Trainees supports institutions and organizations in piloting affordable, transferable approaches that prepare scientists for stable, fulfilling careers within and beyond academia.
Funder: Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Due Dates: January 13, 2027, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (Application)
Funding Amounts: $15,000–$25,000 for August 1, 2027–July 31, 2028
Summary: Supports pilot projects that model affordable, transferable approaches to preparing scientists for careers within and beyond academia.
Key Information: Institutional career-readiness projects only—not biomedical research projects proposed by individual investigators.
Description
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s Career Guidance for Trainees (CGT) program supports demonstration projects that improve scientists’ readiness for stable, fulfilling careers. Projects may introduce trainees to opportunities beyond academia, deepen their understanding of academic career paths, or help them recognize and communicate the transferable value of scientific training, including communication, problem-solving, and project-management skills.
The program seeks practical, affordable approaches that institutions and organizations can evaluate, refine, and expand. Proposed activities should help trainees understand, acquire, or demonstrate career-relevant skills while testing a model that could reach more trainees or be adopted elsewhere. The 2027 call supports institutional pilot projects, including collaborative partnerships.
