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What we do and don’t fund in mental health
Find out what we fund through our mental health programme and our principles of funding. See a list of mental health funding opportunities launching in the next couple of…
What we do and don’t fund in discovery research
Get information on the types of research that Wellcome funds in Discovery Research, including who we fund and what we don't fund.
What happens if you don’t comply with Wellcome’s terms and conditions
Find out what we expect of researchers and organisations we fund, and what actions we may take if a researcher or organisation does not comply with Wellcome's terms and…
People want to engage with science. Don't mistake questions for controversy
Cutting-edge science impacts our lives around the world. Society should ask as many questions as possible, writes Professor Joy Y. Zhang. But framing science as '…
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Professor Joy Y. Zhang
Strep A bacteria kill half a million a year. Why don’t we have a vaccine?
Strep A is among the deadliest pathogens in the world – yet we’ve never prioritised making a vaccine. Emily Sohn uncovers the cost of ignoring this problem, and meets those…
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Emily Sohn
Body clocks don't just control sleep – they might affect fat cells too
Millions of people live with obesity in the UK, but the wider health risks of obesity are poorly understood. Dr Louise Hunter, a clinician and endocrinologist at the…
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Louise Hunter
Recruitment agencies
We don't accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies. We only pay fees to recruitment agencies that we've instructed.
How does exercise help with depression? This research team aims to find out
Exercise has been shown to improve depression, but we don’t know how it works exactly. We spoke to Professor Jonathan Roiser about his new research study that could help fill…
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Simge Eva Dogan
Why Henry Higgins could tell his barrow girl from his fair lady
When Professor Henry Higgins instructed Eliza Doolittle that it was “Ay not I, O not Ow, Don’t say ‘Rine,’ say ‘Rain’”, he was drawing on years of experience as a professor…
How can we understand Parkinson's dementia better?
Dr Rimona Weil, a neurologist and neuroscientist at University College London, tells us about how she's using advanced neuroimaging to better understand Parkinson's…
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Dr Rimona Weil
This mental health app could change how we understand and treat schizophrenia
John Torous and his team of clinicians, data scientists and app developers don’t look like your usual research team. But out-of-the-box thinking, as he explains, might be…
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John Torous
More than 'just a technician': why we need to recognise everyone in the research team
Kelly Vere, Director of Technical Skills and Strategy at the University of Nottingham, explains how she's been working to build a better culture for technicians.
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Kelly Vere
Expanding access to monoclonal antibody-based products: a global call to action
A roadmap to making lifesaving monoclonal antibody treatments affordable and available, particularly to those living in low- and middle-income countries.
Diversity and inclusion – our people
By driving different, creative and fresh ways of thinking, diversity – in an inclusive environment – will help us work better together.
Researchers funded by the tobacco industry
Why we don't support researchers funded by the tobacco industry.
Written expert review guidance
Find out what written expert reviews are, how Wellcome chooses expert reviewers, and how expert reviews help us make funding decisions. Get advice on how to do an expert…
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
Biology of fungal adaptation
This award will support studies that explore the mechanisms and triggers for fungal adaptation, particularly in environments that are associated with disease and/or impacted…
Lead applicant career stage:
- Established researcher
- Mid-career researcher
Administering organisation location:
- UK
- Republic of Ireland
- Low- or middle-income countries (apart from mainland China)
Funding duration:
Up to 5 years
Funding amount:
Up to £3 million. You should ask for the resources you need for your research programme - see the ‘Research costs we’ll cover’ section on this page. You will need to justify this in your application.
Strategic programme:
- Discovery Research
- Climate and Health
- Infectious Disease
Frequency:
One-off
Coapplicants:
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