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What is a zoonotic disease?

Zoonotic diseases represent a major global public health problem due to our close relationship with animals. But how do they spread and how can they be prevented?
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Grant fundingSchemes

Infectious Disease Award: Understanding dengue and Zika spread, immunity and clinical outcomes

This funding call will support multidisciplinary teams to generate evidence on where dengue and Zika viruses co-circulate and investigate the implications this has on host…

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Mid-career researcher
  • Established researcher

Administering organisation location:

  • Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)

Funding duration:

Between 3 to 5 years

Funding amount:

Up to £5 million per award

Strategic programme:

  • Infectious Disease

Frequency:

One-off

Coapplicants:

Accepted
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Grant fundingSchemes

Secondment Fellowships (Closed)

Secondment Fellowships are for humanities and social science researchers who we already fund. Researchers spend three to six months working at non-academic organisations to…

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Postdoctoral research
  • Postgraduate training

Administering organisation location:

N/A

Funding duration:

3 to 6 months

Funding amount:

A fully-funded extension to a fellowship, PhD or research assistant position

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
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Grant fundingSchemes

Research Resources Awards in Humanities and Social Science (Closed)

Helping collection and information professionals develop library and archive material for humanities and social science researchers.

Lead applicant career stage:

N/A

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Republic of Ireland

Funding duration:

Up to 5 years

Funding amount:

Up to £500,000

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
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Grant fundingSchemes

Research Enrichment – Diversity and Inclusion (Closed)

Enabling Wellcome grantholders to identify and tackle barriers to diversity and inclusion in their work.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme
  • Postdoctoral research
  • Returning to research

Administering organisation location:

N/A

Funding duration:

Funding will end at the same time as your main Wellcome grant

Funding amount:

Up to £20,000

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Grant fundingSchemes
Grant fundingSchemes

Multi-user Equipment Grants (Closed)

Providing support for multi-user items of equipment.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Low- or middle-income countries (apart from mainland China)

Funding duration:

Up to 5 years

Funding amount:

£100,000 to £1 million

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Grant fundingSchemes
Grant fundingSchemes

International Master’s Fellowships (Closed)

Offering nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to receive training at Master’s degree level.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Postgraduate training

Administering organisation location:

  • Low- or middle-income countries (apart from India and mainland China)

Funding duration:

30 months (12 months taught Master’s course and 18 months research project)

Funding amount:

£120,000 including salary, studentship stipend, fees and research expenses

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
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Grant fundingSchemes

University Awards in Humanities and Social Science (Closed)

Enabling humanities and social science researchers to gain permanent positions at academic organisations.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme
  • Returning to research

Administering organisation location:

N/A

Funding duration:

Up to 5 years

Funding amount:

Salary and research expenses covered

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Grant fundingSchemes
Grant fundingSchemes

Research Fellowships for Health Professionals (Closed)

Offering practising health professionals the opportunity to carry out humanities or social science research, in any area of health.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Postdoctoral research
  • Postgraduate training

Administering organisation location:

N/A

Funding duration:

Up to 3 years

Funding amount:

Salary and research expenses covered

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Grant fundingSchemes
Grant fundingSchemes

Research Fellowships in Humanities and Social Science (Closed)

Supporting postdoctoral researchers in health-related humanities and social sciences who do not hold established academic posts.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme
  • Postdoctoral research
  • Returning to research

Administering organisation location:

N/A

Funding duration:

Up to 3 years

Funding amount:

Salary and research expenses covered

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
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Grant fundingSchemes

Research Enrichment – Public Engagement

This funding supports Wellcome grantholders who want to use public insights to develop their research. Find out what we offer and how to apply.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme
  • Postdoctoral research
  • Returning to research

Administering organisation location:

N/A

Funding duration:

Funding will end at the same time as your main Wellcome grant

Funding amount:

Between £10,000 and £250,000 (depending on your main Wellcome grant)

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Grant fundingSchemes
Grant fundingSchemes

Doctoral Studentships (Closed)

Enabling researchers to undertake humanities or social science doctoral degrees in any area of health.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Postgraduate training

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Low- or middle-income countries (apart from mainland China)

Funding duration:

Usually 3 years

Funding amount:

Stipend, research expenses and tuition fees

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Grant fundingSchemes
Grant fundingSchemes

Collaborative Awards in Science (Closed)

Funding teams of researchers, consisting of independent research groups, to work together on the most important scientific problems that can only be solved through…

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Low- or middle-income countries (apart from mainland China)

Funding duration:

Usually up to 5 years, but can be up to 7 years in exceptional circumstances

Funding amount:

Up to £4 million

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Grant fundingSchemes
Grant fundingSchemes

Investigator Awards in Science (Closed)

Enabling independent researchers with a compelling research vision to tackle the most important questions in science.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Republic of Ireland
  • Low- or middle-income countries (apart from India and mainland China)

Funding duration:

Flexible duration, up to 7 years

Funding amount:

Flexible funding, up to around £3 million. Salary isn’t provided.

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Grant fundingSchemes
Grant fundingSchemes

Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships (Closed)

Offering recently qualified postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to start independent research careers, working in some of the best research environments in the world.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Postdoctoral research

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Republic of Ireland

Funding duration:

4 years

Funding amount:

£300,000, including salary, fellowship supplement and research expenses

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Grant fundingSchemes
Grant fundingSchemes

Research Career Development Fellowships (Closed)

Providing support for postdoctoral researchers at academic organisations in the Republic of Ireland who aim to become independent scientists leading their own group.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme

Administering organisation location:

  • Republic of Ireland

Funding duration:

5 years

Funding amount:

Salary and research expenses covered

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
Grant fundingSchemes
Grant fundingSchemes

Research Career Re-entry Fellowships (Closed)

Offering postdoctoral research scientists the opportunity to re-establish their scientific careers after a continuous break from research of at least two years.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme
  • Postdoctoral research
  • Returning to research

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Republic of Ireland

Funding duration:

Up to 4 years

Funding amount:

Salary and research expenses covered

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A