Wellcome Call for Applications: Senior Research Fellowships
Wellcome offers this scheme called “Senior Research Fellowships” which support independent researchers who are emerging as global leaders in their field and want to tackle the most important questions in science.
Eligibility and suitability:
- You can apply for a Senior Research Fellowship if you’re already leading your own independent research programme and you are an emerging global leader in your field.
- You should have a higher degree (PhD or equivalent) and significant research experience.
- You should be able to show:
- you have a track record of holding independent funding such as project, programme or fellowship support
- you have made important contributions to your area of research, for example, publications, patents, software development or an impact on health policy or practice
- your work is important, original and has an impact
- you have a strong rationale for needing a research fellowship rather than taking up an established post
- you’re committed to developing and mentoring less experienced researchers.
Who can’t apply?
You are not usually eligible if:
- you have a permanent or rolling employment contract in the UK or Republic of Ireland, although we’re willing to consider an application to move to a new organisation if you have a strong justification for it
- you are a national of a low- or middle-income country proposing to work in a low- or middle- income country, and you have a permanent or rolling contract.
Read more here.
Application deadline November 10, 2020 (November round), February 16, 2021 (February round) and July 1, 2021 (July round).
