- Grant Amount – up to £400,000
- Deadline – September 30, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
The £400,000 Wellcome Early-Career Awards Scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity.
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Through innovative projects, they will deliver shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing.
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Funding Information
- A Wellcome Early-Career Award provides a salary for the grantholder and up to £400,000 for research expenses.
- On top of the £400,000 research expenses limit, you may also be able to ask for:
- Overheads
- Overseas allowances
- The cost of macaques purchased from the Centre for Macaques
- Adjustment support, including assistive technology (for example, screen readers or mobility aids) and support staff.
- The award usually lasts for 5 years, but may be less for some disciplines, such as humanities and social science.
Eligibility:
- You can apply to this scheme if you are an early-career researcher and you are ready to design, plan and deliver your own innovative research project that aims to:
- Advance understanding in your field
- Develop methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research.
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