The Burroughs Wellcome Fund of North Carolina is accepting nominations for its new Career Awards in the Biomedical Sciences, which provide up to six years of support to help United States and Canadian biomedical investigators from their advanced postodoctoral positions through their first three years of faculty service in making the transition to independent investigators. A maximum of 12 awards will be made each year, with six reserved for Ph.D.'s in the biomedical sciences and six for M.D.'s or M.D./Ph.D.'s. Nominations for the awards are made by the candidate's institution, which must be a nonprofit entity that is not classified as a private foundation. The deadline for applications is October 1 for awards beginning on or after July 1, 1995. For information and nomination materials, contact The Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 4709 Creekstone Dr., Suite 100, Morrisville, N.C.; (919) 991-5100. Fax: (919)941-5884.
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