Chapter 4: Science and society
This is chapter 4 of the Wellcome Global Monitor 2018.
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Strengthening health and disease modelling for public health decision making in Africa
Wellcome and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are providing grant funding to strengthen health and disease modeling for public health decision making in Africa
Lead applicant career stage:
- Early-career researcher
- Established researcher
- Leading a research programme
- Mid-career researcher
- Postdoctoral research
- Returning to research
Administering organisation location:
- Africa
Funding duration:
3-5 years
Funding amount:
Up to £3 million
Strategic programme:
- Infectious Disease
Frequency:
One-off
Coapplicants:
Not accepted
Mental Health Award: improving cognitive and functional outcomes in people experiencing, or at risk of, psychosis
This call supports interventions to improve cognitive and functional outcomes for people experiencing, or at risk of, psychosis – or to test new or existing markers of…
Lead applicant career stage:
- Leading a research programme
Administering organisation location:
- Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)
Funding duration:
Up to 5 years for intervention development and evaluation. Up to 3 years for studies testing markers of cognitive functioning.
Funding amount:
Up to £3 million for applications developing interventions. Up to £1 million for studies testing markers of cognitive functioning.
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
Frequency:
N/A
Coapplicants:
N/A
Learning from others to create a healthier research culture
What can the research sector learn from other industries about creating a healthy working environment?
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
Research Development Awards in Humanities, Social Science and Bioethics
For groups of researchers who want the time and resources to shape the direction of their future work. The development programmes will lay the foundation for research that…
Lead applicant career stage:
- Leading a research programme
Administering organisation location:
- Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)
Funding duration:
3 to 5 years
Funding amount:
Up to £1 million
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
Frequency:
N/A
Coapplicants:
N/A
Collaborative Awards in Humanities and Social Science (Closed)
Funding teams who are tackling major health-related questions in the humanities and social sciences that require a collaborative approach.
Lead applicant career stage:
- Leading a research programme
- Returning to research
Administering organisation location:
- UK
- Republic of Ireland
- Low- or middle-income countries (apart from mainland China)
Funding duration:
3 to 5 years
Funding amount:
Up to £1.5 million
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
Frequency:
N/A
Coapplicants:
N/A
Investigator Awards in Humanities and Social Science (Closed)
Enabling humanities and social science researchers with a compelling research vision to tackle the most significant questions in human health.
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 3 to 5 years
Funding amount:
From £250,000 to £1 million
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
Frequency:
N/A
Coapplicants:
N/A
International Exchange Programmes in Humanities, Social Science and Bioethics (Closed)
Enabling researchers to run international exchange programmes. The exchanges will help to transform careers and shape the direction of future research.
Lead applicant career stage:
- Leading a research programme
Administering organisation location:
- Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)
Funding duration:
3 to 5 years
Funding amount:
Up to £1.5 million
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
Frequency:
N/A
Coapplicants:
N/A
Reframing Resistance
This report aims to help experts and practitioners to communicate with impact, so that the public understands and supports action on drug-resistant infections.
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
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
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
Mental Health Award: applying neuroscience to understand symptoms in anxiety, depression and psychosis
Lead applicant career stage:
- Early-career researcher
- Mid-career researcher
- Established researcher
Administering organisation location:
- Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)
Funding duration:
3 to 5 years
Funding amount:
£2-5 million per project team
Strategic programme:
- Mental Health
Frequency:
One-off
Coapplicants:
Accepted
Graduate development programme
As part of our Early Careers offering, we offer a Summer Internship programme, an Apprenticeship scheme and both general and specific Graduate development programmes.
Mental Health Award: looking backwards, moving forward – understanding how interventions for anxiety, depression, and psychosis work
Wellcome will fund teams of researchers investigating causal mechanisms underpinning effective interventions for anxiety, depression, and/or psychosis.
Lead applicant career stage:
- Leading a research programme
Administering organisation location:
N/A
Funding duration:
Up to 8 years but can be much shorter
Funding amount:
Up to £5 million
- You should ask for the resources that you need and are appropriate for your proposed research project, justifying these costs in your full application. See the 'What we offer' section on this page.
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
Frequency:
N/A
Coapplicants:
N/A
Discretionary Awards: funding outside of Wellcome’s schemes and funding calls
If you have been invited to submit an application for a Discretionary Award, use the guidance on this page to help you complete your application.
Wellcome Accelerator Awards
Eligibility and applications details for the Wellcome Accelerator Awards, which will support researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK to make…
Lead applicant career stage:
- Early-career researcher
- Mid-career researcher
Administering organisation location:
- UK
Funding duration:
Up to 2 years
Funding amount:
Your salary (if required) and up to £200,000 for project expenses
Strategic programme:
- Research Environment
Frequency:
Annual - Until 2028
Coapplicants:
Not accepted
Mental Health Award: Understanding how anxiety- and trauma-related problems develop, persist and resolve
Wellcome will fund researchers to investigate the causal mechanisms through which brain, body and environment interact over time in the development, persistence and…
Lead applicant career stage:
- Early-career researcher
- Mid-career researcher
- Established researcher
- Leading a research programme
- Postdoctoral research
Administering organisation location:
- Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)
Funding duration:
Up to 5 years
Funding amount:
Up to £4 million
Strategic programme:
- Mental Health
Frequency:
One-off
Coapplicants:
Accepted
Digital Technology Development Awards (Climate-Sensitive Infectious Disease Modelling)
This scheme provides funding for software developers from any career stage and discipline to develop digital tools that will improve climate sensitive infectious disease…
Lead applicant career stage:
N/A
Administering organisation location:
- Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)
Funding duration:
Up to 5 years. We expect development of the tool to take place in the early part of the award. Later years will be used for maintenance of the software.
Funding amount:
Up to £500,000 for research expenses, including salaries
Strategic programme:
Not aligned to our strategic programmes
Frequency:
N/A
Coapplicants:
N/A