Wellcome Trust Funding News

New scheme tackles orphan and neglected diseases

2012-02-06T12:00:00.0+00:00

A new funding scheme to support academic-industry partnerships for early-stage applied research and development projects in orphan and neglected disease areas launches today.

Applications now open for vacation scholarships

2011-12-15T12:00:00.0+00:00

You have until February 2012 to apply for a Biomedical Vacation Scholarship, which provides undergraduates with hands-on experience during the summer with the aim of encouraging them to consider a career in research.

Science Media Studentships: call for applications now open

2011-11-14T12:00:00.0+00:00

Our Science Media Studentships support biomedical students looking to explore a career in science broadcasting.

Royal Society and Wellcome Trust partnership to nurture future world leaders in biomedicine

2011-10-25T12:00:00.0+01:00

Two of the world's most influential scientific organisations today launched the Sir Henry Dale Fellowships, a joint scheme to identify and support future world leaders in biomedical research.

Applications open for the Wellcome Trust iGEM scheme

2011-10-24T12:00:00.0+01:00

UK teams hoping to enter iGEM (the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition) 2012 could receive financial support to develop their projects.

Early clinical careers scheme open for applications

2011-10-07T12:00:00.0+01:00

This new scheme is for talented clinicians who have recently obtained a higher degree (typically a PhD) and wish to undertake postdoctoral research training in the best laboratories in the UK and overseas.

Wellcome Trust and NIH PhD studentships available

2011-09-15T12:00:00.0+01:00

Applications are now open for four-year collaborative PhD training in the UK or the Republic of Ireland and the National Institutes of Health campus at Bethesda, USA.

Wellcome Trust calls for proposals for the Human Heredity and Health in Africa Initiative

2011-07-22T12:00:00.0+01:00

The Wellcome Trust has launched a call for proposals as part of the Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa) Initiative - a partnership between the African Society of Human Genetics, the US NIH and the Wellcome Trust.

Applications open for biomedical resource and multi-user equipment grants

2011-07-14T12:00:00.0+01:00

Applications are now open for biomedical resource grants and multi-user equipment grants as part of our themed Strategic Awards.

Fellowship programme for newly qualified postdoctoral researchers extended following scheme's success

2011-06-24T12:00:00.0+01:00

Seventeen of the brightest newly qualified postdoctoral researchers have been awarded Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships, and the scheme itself has been extended indefinitely.

Applications open for second round of global health trials initiative

2011-06-22T12:00:00.0+01:00

Applications are now open for the second round of an initiative to fund late-stage global health trials of interventions designed to improve health in low- and middle-income countries.

Applications open for Medical Humanities Investigator Awards

2011-06-01T12:00:00.0+01:00

Applications open today for world-class scholars in the medical humanities and bioethics to apply for Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards in Medical Humanities.

Health Innovation Challenge Fund counters the threat of infectious disease

2011-05-17T12:00:00.0+01:00

The Health Innovation Challenge fund is seeking scalable solutions that enable the UK to better manage the public health burden of infectious disease.

Applications for Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine now open

2011-05-05T12:00:00.0+01:00

World-class researchers tackling ambitious research that aims to understand and control diseases affecting human or animal health are being invited to apply for Wellcome Trust Senior Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine.

Wellcome Trust expands Investigator Awards to tackle ambitious questions in medical humanities

2011-05-04T12:00:00.0+01:00

The Wellcome Trust announces today that it will expand its new Investigator Awards to cover the medical humanities and bioethics, inviting applications from world-class scholars asking the most important questions at the interface of science, medicine and the humanities.

Senior Research Fellowship schemes now open

2011-04-08T12:00:00.0+01:00

We are now accepting applications for our UK and International Senior Research Fellowship schemes.

Wellcome-MIT Postdoctoral Fellowships now open

2011-03-18T12:00:00.0+00:00

The Wellcome Trust, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), invites applications for its fellowship scheme to promote interdisciplinary science.

Postdoctoral Training Fellowships for MB/PhD Graduates

2011-03-14T12:00:00.0+00:00

Applications are now open for the Wellcome Trust funding scheme that allows the most promising MB/PhD graduates to make an early start in developing their independent research careers.

Health Innovation Challenge Fund calls for 'Smart Surgery'

2011-02-16T12:00:00.0+00:00

The theme for the fourth round of funding from the Health Innovation Challenge Fund will be 'Smart Surgery'. Applications are invited for innovative technologies or interventions that will reduce, replace or refine invasive surgical procedures.

Clinician research scheme now open

2011-01-15T12:00:00.0+00:00

Applications are now open for the joint Academy of Medical Sciences and Wellcome Trust Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers scheme, which supports clinicians active in research at an early stage of their career.