Burroughs Wellcome Fund

URL: http://www.bwfund.org

Introduction

Who We Are

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is an independent private foundation dedicated to advancing the biomedical sciences by supporting research and other scientific and educational activities. Within this broad mission, BWF has two primary goals:

To help scientists early in their careers develop as independent investigators

To advance fields in the basic biomedical sciences that are undervalued or in need of particular encouragement

BWF makes grants primarily to degree-granting institutions on behalf of individual researchers, who must be nominated by their institutions. To complement these competitive award programs, BWF also makes grants to nonprofit organizations conducting activities intended to improve the general environment for science.

Contact Us

21 T.W. Alexander Drive
PO Box 13901
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
919-991-5100
info@bwfund.org
www.bwfund.org

Announcements

Resources

New from BWF: Research on rare diseases November 1, 2010

In a new article and video on the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Web site, senior program officer Nancy Sung discusses a recent IOM report on research read more

Tipsheet: Hints for Obtaining Tenure September 17, 2010

The tenure process will be different for each of you. Generally it will take seven years as an assistant professor with the decision on tenure read more

Career Development Guide: Communicating Science: Giving Talks September 17, 2010

The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has put together this Career Development Guide to provide advice from great scientific speakers, tips on putting together your own talks, read more

Career Development Guide: Moving On: Managing Career Transitions September 17, 2010

Moving On: Managing Career Transitions offers practical advice on when to recognize it's time to take the next step in advancing your career in research. read more

Career Development Guide: Staffing the Lab: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Bench September 17, 2010

[From the introduction:]The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has put together this Career Development Guide to bring together advice from experienced researchers to help you begin building read more