‘Memory Trace’ at the Wellcome Trust
London landmarks take a cerebral twist in Gayle Chong Kwan’s ‘Memory Trace’, a newly commissioned photographic work displayed in the windows of the Wellcome Trust…
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Eh!woza - Things We Left Unseen
The Wellcome Photography Prize 2025 commissioned 17 young people from Khayelitsha, Western Cape, South Africa empowering them to explore health and wellbeing in their…
Bedlam: the asylum and beyond
Bedlam has long been a byword for chaos. Now a major exhibition at Wellcome Collection opens the doors to the historic asylum from which it derives. Through the lens of the…
Canopy
Canopy is Wellcome’s citizen art and science festival and network, bringing health to the heart of climate action.
Winner of the 2017 Wellcome Image Awards announced
A captivating digital illustration portraying a personal experience of Crohn’s disease has been selected as the overall winner for the 2017 Wellcome Image Awards.
Pandemic flu containment measures bought valuable time, Vietnam study suggests
Containment measures introduced in Vietnam to prevent the spread of the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza did not succeed in halting the virus, but may have bought health services…
Global heating and human health – what’s the damage?
The Wellcome Photography Prize 2021 commissioned three photographers from three different countries to explore the dangers our heating planet has on our physical health.
Dirt: the filthy reality of everyday life
Wellcome Collection’s major new exhibition takes a closer look at something that surrounds us but we are often reluctant to confront. ‘Dirt: the filthy reality of everyday…
Exploring Hong Kong’s history of pandemics and its impact on the city
The latest instalment of Contagious Cities explores Hong Kong’s experience of pandemics and the cultural and social impacts of disease on its community.
Wellcome Photography Prize 2020 shortlist announced
The Wellcome Photography Prize has announced its 2020 shortlist.
Wellcome Photography Prize 2021
The Wellcome Photography Prize announces its 2021 winners, chosen from photographs exploring the human side of three urgent health challenges: mental health, infectious…
Winners announced for Wellcome Photography Prize 2021
Jameisha Prescod and Yoppy Pieter have been announced as the winners of the Wellcome Photography Prize 2021.
Advances in fighting malaria: from bed nets to the first-ever vaccines
The first malaria vaccine has been given to more than 1.7 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi so far – and it could save tens of thousands of lives when it is rolled…
THIS IS A VOICE
The voice is shapeless and immaterial, and yet fills up an entire gallery in Wellcome Collection's major spring exhibition.
'Keeper' by Andrea Gillies wins first ever Wellcome Trust Book Prize
A thoughtful and moving book that takes the reader on a journey into dementia has won the first Wellcome Trust Book Prize.
Lucy's story: a journey between different disciplines
Few careers are straightforward. Lucy took two years' break from academia, changed disciplines to return – and became a new parent just as she started her postdoc.
PhD Programmes for Health Professionals Committee
This committee considers applications for PhD Programmes for Health Professionals.
Discovery Research funding webinars for global researchers
Watch our recorded webinars to learn how Wellcome Discovery Research funding can support research and researchers based in low- and middle-income countries around the world.
Wellcome Early-Career Awards
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…
Lead applicant career stage:
- Early-career researcher
Administering organisation location:
- UK
- Republic of Ireland
- Low- or middle-income countries (apart from India and mainland China)
Funding duration:
Usually 5 years, but may be less for some disciplines, and may only be longer if held on a part-time basis.
Funding amount:
Your salary and up to £400,000 for research expenses. Certain costs do not count towards the £400,000 research expenses limit. Check 'Research costs we'll cover' for more information.
Strategic programme:
- Discovery Research
- Climate and Health
- Infectious Disease
- Mental Health
Frequency:
Three times a year
Coapplicants:
Not accepted