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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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Principal Research Fellowships (Closed)

Providing long-term funding for senior research scientists of international standing.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Republic of Ireland

Funding duration:

5 or 7 years (see the ‘What we offer’ section on this page for an update on renewals)

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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International Training Fellowships (Closed)

Offering nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to receive training at postgraduate or postdoctoral level.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Postdoctoral research
  • Postgraduate training

Administering organisation location:

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

Funding duration:

3 years

Funding amount:

Usually £150,00 to £300,000 for salary, fees and research expenses

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
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Intermediate Clinical Fellowships (Closed)

Enabling medical, dental, veterinary and clinical psychology graduates to continue their research interests at postdoctoral level, and develop their scientific independence.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Postdoctoral research

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Republic of Ireland

Funding duration:

4 or 5 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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Engagement Fellowships (Closed)

Developing emerging leaders from a range of backgrounds so they can engage the public with health research.

Lead applicant career stage:

N/A

Administering organisation location:

N/A

Funding duration:

Up to 2 years. Can be done part time.

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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Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowships for Clinicians (Closed)

Enabling clinicians to undertake high-quality postdoctoral training that will allow them to develop their long-term research interests.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Postdoctoral research

Administering organisation location:

  • Republic of Ireland
  • UK

Funding duration:

2 to 4 years

Funding amount:

£250,000 to £400,000

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
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Sir Henry Dale Fellowships (Closed)

Providing support for postdoctoral researchers who aim to become independent scientists leading their own groups. The scheme is a partnership between the Royal Society and…

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme

Administering organisation location:

  • UK

Funding duration:

5 years (see the 'What we offer' section on this page for an update on extensions)

Funding amount:

Usually up to around £1.2 million, including salary and research expenses

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
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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
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PhD Fellowships for Health Professionals

Wellcome’s PhD Programmes for Health Professionals offer health professionals outstanding research training in supportive and inclusive research environments.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Postgraduate training

Administering organisation location:

  • UK

Funding duration:

3 years (full-time equivalent)

Funding amount:

Salary and research expenses covered

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

Not accepted
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International Intermediate Fellowships (Closed)

Offering nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to lead their own research programmes.

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme

Administering organisation location:

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

Funding duration:

5 years

Funding amount:

Usually £400,000 to £800,000 for salary and research expenses

Strategic programme:

Not aligned to our strategic programmes

Frequency:

N/A

Coapplicants:

N/A
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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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Senior Research Fellowships (Closed)

Supporting independent researchers who are emerging as global leaders in their field and want 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 mainland China)

Funding duration:

Typically 5 years, but can be up to 7 years if a strong scientific justification is provided (see the ‘What we offer’ section on this page for an update on renewals)

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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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
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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
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Clinical Research Career Development Fellowships (Closed)

Enabling clinically active healthcare professionals to continue their research at postdoctoral level and develop scientific independence. 

Lead applicant career stage:

  • Leading a research programme
  • Postdoctoral research

Administering organisation location:

  • UK
  • Republic of Ireland

Funding duration:

Up to 8 years (see the 'What we offer' section on this page for an update on stage 2 funding beyond 2021)

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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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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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