Wellcome Call for Applications: Wellcome Career Development Awards

The Wellcome Career Development Awards scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. The award usually lasts for 8 years, but may be less for some disciplines, such as humanities and social science.

In order to apply for this grant the host organisation of the lead applicant is based either in the UK, Republic of Ireland or Low- or middle-income countries (apart from India and mainland China).

Eligibility and suitability:

• You must aim to make a major contribution to your research field by generating significant shifts in understanding and/or developing methodologies, conceptual frameworks, tools or techniques that could benefit health-related research.
• During the award, we expect you to: develop your research capabilities and leadership skills, support others to undertake research responsibly and promote a positive and inclusive culture and start training the next generation of researchers and develop their research skills and careers.
• You will already be driving your own research. You must have: completed one or two substantial periods of research after your initial training and made important contributions to your area of research.
• At the point of application, you may also have been appointed to your first permanent, open-ended or long-term rolling contract. If this applies to you, you cannot ask for your own salary with this award unless you are based in a low- or middle-income country. You must be able to contribute at least 80% of your research time to the award. You must have been appointed within the last three years unless, during this time, you:
  • spent time away from research due to personal circumstances (for example, for a career break, maternity leave, long-term sick leave or a chronic illness)
  • worked part-time and research was not part of the role, for example, if you have been employed as a healthcare professional
  • changed research discipline, for example, moving from astrophysics to computational neuroscience, or environmental chemistry to social anthropology. There may be some crossover, such as in research sites or techniques, but the shift should still be a significant change.
  • were based in a low- or middle-income country where it is normal to be appointed to a permanent, open-ended or long-term rolling contract early in your research career.

Read more here.

Applications deadline November 16, 2021.