Wellcome Career Development Awards

30 June 2023

Wellcome Career Development Awards provide funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. Wellcome Trust expects that awarded researchers can develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing through this funding scheme.If you are a mid-career researcher ready to conduct your own research project, the Wellcome Career Development Award could be for you.

Funder: Wellcome Trust Foundation

Key Dates:

  • July Round
    • Open: 01 June 2023
    • Deadline: 27 July 2023
  • November Round
    • Open: 28 July 2023
    • Deadline: 16 November 2023

Benefits:

  • A Salary for the Grantholder (if required)
  • Research Expenses

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

Duration: 8 years

Eligibility:     

Applicants must:

  • be a mid-career researcher and be ready to lead a substantial and innovative research programme
  • have completed one or two substantial periods of research after your initial training
  • have made important contributions to your area of research
  • 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 organisation
    • not-for-profit organisation.

How to Apply?

Complete your application form on the Wellcome Funding Platform.

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