You can apply for a Wellcome Career Development Award if you are a mid-career researcher and you are ready to lead a substantial and innovative research programme. While there's no strict upper limit, the total award amount over eight years could be up to £2 million or more, but is not expected to be more than £250,000 per year, excluding the PI's salary.
You must aim to make a key contribution to your 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, Wellcome expect you to:
- develop your research capabilities and leadership skills
- support others to undertake research responsibly and promote a positive and inclusive culture
- start training the next generation of researchers and develop their research skills and careers.
By the end of the award, you should have achieved international standing in your area of research.
If you are interested in applying please complete the Expression of Interest Form by Thursday 4 September 2025.