Wellcome funding opportunities
Wellcome funds discovery research in and across physical, social, data, and life sciences, the humanities, and clinical research. Each scheme is designed to target a different career stage, but all are open to the best ideas across a huge remit.
Find a funding opportunity here.
Webinars are presented for early-career and established researchers and collaborative teams to hear about their goals for discovery research at Wellcome (scroll down and click on programme for detailed information).
The Wellcome programme is extremely competitive and also time-consuming to complete; you are advised to start your application as soon as possible should you be interested.
- Wellcome Career Development Awards: UFS internal deadline 5 July 2024
- Wellcome Discovery Awards: UFS internal deadline 10 July 2024
- Infectious Disease Award: Understanding dengue and Zika spread, immunity, and clinical outcomes: UFS internal deadline 10 June 2024
- Mental Health Award: applying neuroscience to understand symptoms and anxiety, depression, and psychosis: UFS internal deadline 10 July 2024
Wellcome Career Development Awards
Deadline: 25 July 2024 (UFS internal deadline 5 July 2024)
This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative work programmes, and deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health, and well-being.
Strategic programme:
- Discovery Research
- Climate and Health
- Infectious Disease
- Mental Health
Wellcome Discovery Awards
Deadline: 30 July 2024 (UFS internal deadline 10 July 2024)
This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health, and well-being.
- Discovery Research
- Climate and Health
- Infectious Disease
- Mental Health
Mental Health Award: applying neuroscience to understand symptoms of anxiety, depression, and psychosis
Deadline: 23 July 2024 (UFS internal deadline 10 July 2024)
This award will fund innovative projects that combine computational and experimental neuroscience approaches to improve understanding of symptoms of anxiety, depression, and psychosis. Read more about our research priorities, eligibility, how to apply, what your research proposal must include, and the research costs that are covered.
Strategic programme: Mental Health
Other funding opportunities
As well as funding research that supports our strategy, we also provide funding for researchers at earlier career stages and from outside scientific communities. Some of these funding opportunities require you to submit an application through a different organisation.
Biomedical Vacation Scholarships
Deadline: Various dates
These awards provide promising undergraduates with hands-on experience of research during the summer holidays. Find out what funding we offer and how to apply.
PhD Fellowships for Health Professionals
Deadline: Various dates
Wellcome’s PhD programmes for health professionals offer health professionals outstanding research training in supportive and inclusive research environments.
Contact the Directorate Research Development for assistance in this regard.