Scheme finder
If you’ve got a great idea in the areas we support, browse our grant schemes to find the one that’s right for you.
Supporting teams who are tackling major health-related questions in the humanities and social sciences that require a collaborative approach.
Career stage:
Leading a research programme, Returning to research
Where your host organisation is based:
UK, Republic of Ireland, Low- or middle-income countries
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- Returning to research
For people who want to return to a research career after a break of two years or more.
- UK
- Republic of Ireland
- Low- or middle-income countries
See a list of low- and middle-income countries, as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Level of funding:
Up to £1.5 million
Duration of funding:
Up to 5 years
Enabling researchers to undertake humanities or social science doctoral degrees in any area of health.
Career stage:
Where your host organisation is based:
UK, Republic of Ireland, Low- or middle-income countries
- Postgraduate training
For people who have, or are about to finish, an undergraduate degree and want to go on to do a Master's or PhD.
- UK
- Republic of Ireland
- Low- or middle-income countries
See a list of low- and middle-income countries, as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Level of funding:
Stipend, research expenses and tuition fees
Duration of funding:
Usually 3 years
Providing support for social science researchers who want to develop new standardised ways to conduct research for epidemic preparedness and response.
Career stage:
Where your host organisation is based:
UK, Republic of Ireland, Low- or middle-income countries, Rest of the world
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- UK
- Republic of Ireland
- Low- or middle-income countries
See a list of low- and middle-income countries, as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- Rest of the world
Level of funding:
Up to £2 million is available to fund several awards
Duration of funding:
Up to 2 years
Enabling humanities and social science researchers with a compelling research vision to tackle the most significant questions in human health.
Career stage:
Where your host organisation is based:
UK, Republic of Ireland, Low- or middle-income countries
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- UK
- Republic of Ireland
- Low- or middle-income countries
See a list of low- and middle-income countries, as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Level of funding:
From £250,000 to £1 million
Duration of funding:
Usually 3 to 5 years
Supporting Master’s programmes to train humanities and social science researchers in any area of health.
Career stage:
Where your host organisation is based:
UK, Republic of Ireland
- Postgraduate training
For people who have, or are about to finish, an undergraduate degree and want to go on to do a Master's or PhD.
- UK
- Republic of Ireland
Level of funding:
Each award covers the cost of 3 studentships
Duration of funding:
3 years
Enabling researchers to develop and test innovative ways of making health research open, accessible and reusable.
Career stage:
Postdoctoral research, Leading a research programme, Returning to research
- Postdoctoral research
For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- Returning to research
For people who want to return to a research career after a break of two years or more.
Level of funding:
Up to £50,000
Duration of funding:
Up to one year
Offering practising health professionals the opportunity to carry out humanities or social science research, in any area of health.
Career stage:
Postgraduate training, Postdoctoral research
- Postgraduate training
For people who have, or are about to finish, an undergraduate degree and want to go on to do a Master's or PhD.
- Postdoctoral research
For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
Level of funding:
Salary and research expenses covered
Duration of funding:
Up to 6 months, or up to 3 years
Enabling Wellcome grantholders to identify and tackle barriers to diversity and inclusion in their work.
Career stage:
Postdoctoral research, Leading a research programme, Returning to research
Type of researcher:
Basic, Clinical, Public health
- Postdoctoral research
For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- Returning to research
For people who want to return to a research career after a break of two years or more.
- Basic
You're not a clinically qualified researcher.
- Clinical
You're a clinically qualified doctor, vet, dentist or a clinical psychologist.
- Public health
Level of funding:
Up to £20,000
Duration of funding:
Funding will end at the same time as your main Wellcome grant
Supporting Wellcome grantholders to develop innovative ways to make their research open, accessible and reusable.
Career stage:
Postdoctoral research, Leading a research programme, Returning to research
- Postdoctoral research
For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- Returning to research
For people who want to return to a research career after a break of two years or more.
Level of funding:
Up to £50,000
Duration of funding:
Funding will end at the same time as your main Wellcome grant
Helping Wellcome grantholders to engage the public with their research. This scheme was previously known as the Provision for Public Engagement.
Career stage:
Postdoctoral research, Leading a research programme, Returning to research
Type of researcher:
Basic, Clinical, Public health
- Postdoctoral research
For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- Returning to research
For people who want to return to a research career after a break of two years or more.
- Basic
You're not a clinically qualified researcher.
- Clinical
You're a clinically qualified doctor, vet, dentist or a clinical psychologist.
- Public health
Level of funding:
Up to £250,000, or 5% of the funding awarded under your main Wellcome grant
Duration of funding:
Funding will end at the same time as your main Wellcome grant
Supporting postdoctoral researchers in health-related humanities and social sciences who do not hold established academic posts.
Career stage:
Postdoctoral research, Leading a research programme, Returning to research
- Postdoctoral research
For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- Returning to research
For people who want to return to a research career after a break of two years or more.
Level of funding:
Salary and research expenses covered
Duration of funding:
Up to 3 years
These awards are for researchers who use a range of interdisciplinary methods to understand and improve how research is funded, practiced and evaluated, also known as research on research.
Career stage:
Postdoctoral research, Leading a research programme, Returning to research
Where your host organisation is based:
UK, Republic of Ireland, Low- or middle-income countries
- Postdoctoral research
For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- Returning to research
For people who want to return to a research career after a break of two years or more.
- UK
- Republic of Ireland
- Low- or middle-income countries
See a list of low- and middle-income countries, as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Level of funding:
Between £50,000 and £250,000
Duration of funding:
6 to 24 months
Improving access to health-related library and archive collections across the UK and Republic of Ireland by supporting cataloguing, conservation and digitisation projects.
Level of funding:
Up to £10,000, or £10,000 to £150,000
Duration of funding:
Up to 3 years
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 develop their skills.
Career stage:
Postgraduate training, Postdoctoral research
- Postgraduate training
For people who have, or are about to finish, an undergraduate degree and want to go on to do a Master's or PhD.
- Postdoctoral research
For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
Level of funding:
A fully-funded extension to a fellowship, PhD or research assistant position
Duration of funding:
3 to 6 months
Helping researchers develop compelling and innovative ideas that will go on to form part of larger grant applications to Wellcome or elsewhere. The current funding round is on the theme of artificial intelligence.
Career stage:
Postdoctoral research, Leading a research programme, Returning to research
- Postdoctoral research
For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- Returning to research
For people who want to return to a research career after a break of two years or more.
Level of funding:
Usually between £25,000 and £100,000
Duration of funding:
12 to 18 months
Funding programmes of activities that enable researchers to build professional networks, develop new research agendas and increase the impact of their work.
Career stage:
Postdoctoral research, Leading a research programme, Returning to research
Where your host organisation is based:
UK, Republic of Ireland, Low- or middle-income countries
- Postdoctoral research
For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- Returning to research
For people who want to return to a research career after a break of two years or more.
- UK
- Republic of Ireland
- Low- or middle-income countries
See a list of low- and middle-income countries, as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Level of funding:
Usually up to £30,000
Duration of funding:
Flexible, usually 6 to 12 months but can be longer
Bringing researchers and creative professionals together at Wellcome Collection to work as a collaborative residency.
Career stage:
Postdoctoral research, Leading a research programme, Returning to research
- Postdoctoral research
For researchers with a PhD or equivalent.
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- Returning to research
For people who want to return to a research career after a break of two years or more.
Level of funding:
Flexible funding, up to £1 million
Duration of funding:
Flexible duration, up to 2 years
Funding large interdisciplinary research collaborations and networks to support research on the primary prevention of non-communicable diseases in the UK.
Where your host organisation is based:
UK
- UK
Level of funding:
£4 million to £7 million for a consortium; up to £400,000 for a network
Duration of funding:
5 years for a consortium; up to 4 years for a network
Enabling humanities and social science researchers to gain permanent positions at academic organisations.
Career stage:
Leading a research programme, Returning to research
- Leading a research programme
For researchers with a PhD or the equivalent, and significant postdoctoral research experience.
- Returning to research
For people who want to return to a research career after a break of two years or more.
Level of funding:
Salary and research expenses covered
Duration of funding:
Up to 5 years