Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Non-profit OrganizationsNorth Carolina, United States11-50 Employees
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is an independent private foundation that advances biomedical science by supporting research and related scientific and educational activities. Its core goals are to help scientists early in their careers become independent investigators and to strengthen basic biomedical fields that are undervalued or in need of encouragement. Headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, the organization operates within the nonprofit sector and targets researchers working in biomedicine. In recent years it has pursued partnerships and programs to widen opportunities for researchers, including a 2026 collaboration with the Revson Foundation to support five additional fellows in the Postdoctoral Enrichment Program. The foundation's work centers on fostering scientific development and education through targeted support and collaborative initiatives.