Wellcome Trust, GB: Early-career awards

07/03/2024

21/05/2024

This scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. 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. Amount note A Wellcome Early-Career Award provides a salary for the grantholder and up to £400,000 for research expenses. If you are eligible to request overheads or overseas allowances, we won't count these against the £400,000 limit for research expenses.

Your research can be in any discipline – including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), experimental medicine, humanities and social science, clinical/allied health sciences, and public health – as long as it has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing, and aligns with our funding remit.

You must have: completed a PhD (for example, in the life sciences) or an equivalent higher research degree. At the point of application you must have passed your viva examination. or if you have not started a PhD or equivalent degree, at least four years' equivalent research experience (for example, in the humanities and social sciences). You may also have some postdoctoral experience in your proposed field of study, but no more than three years unless you can demonstrate how other factors have impacted on your research career.