Wellcome Career Development Awards

3 November 2021

The 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.

Deadline:        16 November 2021

Benefit:           The Award provides a salary for the grant holder (if required) and research expenses.

Funder:           Wellcome Trust

Research Area: Any discipline that has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing, including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), experimental medicine, humanities and social science, clinical/allied health sciences, and public health

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).

For more eligibility and information: https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/career-development-awards

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