Grants awarded: Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowships
Project summaries of Wellcome grants awarded under the scheme ‘Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowships’.
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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
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
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
Wellcome introduces open access requirements for publishers
Wellcome has today published a set of requirements for open access publications, which will come into force next spring.
Fellowship programme for newly qualified researchers extended following scheme’s success
Seventeen of the brightest newly qualified postdoctoral researchers have been awarded Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships. They will be working in research areas as…
Nurturing tomorrow's research leaders
Humans have strong preferences for fairness and equality, and these preferences motivate altruistic behaviour. But what is it that makes us behave unselfishly towards others…
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
Early career scientists given support to pursue research in best international labs
Twelve of the brightest newly qualified researchers have been awarded Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships. The awards provide £250 000 over four years so that…
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
SFI-HRB-Wellcome Research Partnership
Some researchers in the Republic of Ireland are funded through our partnership with Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Health Research Board (HRB).
Delivering environmentally sustainable research requires action from science leaders, finds new report
Scientific research will increasingly face questions about its own environmental impact, Wellcome says, with support from leadership necessary to make meaningful change.
Dust as art: donors required
Artist Serena Korda is making an unusual request. She has asked the public to donate dust, collected from their houses, workplaces or other locations, to form an artwork that…
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
Wellcome Photography Prize 2019 shortlist announced
Information about the shortlisted entries for the Wellcome Photography Prize 2019
UK student teams receive Wellcome Trust support for synthetic biology competition
The Wellcome Trust today announces the recipients of its inaugural stipends aimed at supporting UK entries to iGEM - the International Genetically Engineered Machine…
Wellcome Photography Prize terms and conditions
Competition terms and conditions for the Wellcome Photography Prize 2021.
Albert's story: a search for the ideal research environment
Albert always knew the type of research he wanted to do. But to find the right research environment he had to move from industry to academia, and to a new country.
Changing the locks: HIV discovery could allow scientists to block virus’s entry into cell nucleus
Scientists have found the ‘key’ that HIV uses to enter our cells’ nuclei, allowing it to disable the immune system and cause AIDS. The finding, published today in the open…