Wellcome Early-Career Awards (October 2023 Round)

29 June 2023

The scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to design, plan and deliver your own innovative research project that aims to:

  • advance understanding in your field and/or
  • develop methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research.

Through innovative projects, they will deliver shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. By the end of the award, they will be ready to lead their own independent research programme.

Funder: Wellcome Trust Foundation

Deadline: 05 October 2023 (at 17:00 BST)

Fund:          

  • A salary for a grant holder
  • Up to £400,000 for research expenses

Research Area: Any discipline that has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing

Duration: 5 years (may be less for some disciplines, and may only be longer if held on a part-time basis)

Eligibility:     

Applicant:

  • must have completed a PhD or an equivalent higher research degree. Or, if you have not started a PhD or equivalent degree, at least four years’ equivalent research experience.
  • may have some postdoctoral experience in your proposed field of study, but generally no more than three years unless you can demonstrate how other factors have impacted on your research career.
  • can apply if you hold a permanent, open-ended or long-term rolling contract and are based in a low- or middle-income country.
  • have sponsorship from an eligible host organisation in one of the following:
    • UK
    • Republic of Ireland
    • a low- or middle-income country (apart from India and mainland China).

It can be a:

  • higher education institution
  • research institute
  • non-academic healthcare organization
  • not-for-profit organisation.

Note: For more information about eligibility, please refer to this link https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/early-career-awards#scheme-at-a-glance-e9b9

How to Apply?

Complete your application form on the Wellcome Funding Platform.

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