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Wellcome Trust, GB: Career development awards

Added date

22/12/2022

Closing date

04/04/2023

Call summary

The Wellcome Trust invites applications for its career development awards. These support mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. The award covers the salary of the applicant and research expenses, for approximately eight years.

Scientific scope

The research can be in any discipline as long as it has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing.

PI eligibility

Mid-career researchers, based in the UK, Republic of Ireland or an eligible low- or middle income country apart from India and mainland China, who can lead a research programme to generate shifts in understanding or develop methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques may apply. Applicants must have completed previous research and made important contributions to their area of research. Health professionals must have completed their clinical training. Applicants must have sponsorship from an eligible host organisation.