Wellcome Early-Career Awards

Funding and salary support for early-career researchers pursuing bold ideas in health-related research.

Covers the researcher's salary and up to £400,000 in research costs over a period of up to 5 years.

• Salary support for the award holder
• Up to £400,000 in research costs
• Up to 5 years of funding
• Mentorship and training support

• Early-career researchers holding a PhD
• Must be hosted at a not-for-profit organisation in the UK, Republic of Ireland, or an eligible low- or middle-income country (excluding India and mainland China)

1. 1Check personal and host-institution eligibility
2. 2Discuss the proposal with your host institution's research office
3. 3Submit the application via the Wellcome grant portal before the deadline