Wellcome Discovery Awards 2024 for Researchers | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the Wellcome Discovery Awards 2024. Details about the Program are given below.

Wellcome Discovery Awards 2024

About Wellcome Discovery Awards 2024

This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing.

Program Details

Where the administering organisation of the lead applicant is based:

UK, Republic of Ireland, Low- or middle-income countries (apart from India and mainland China)

Level of funding:

You should ask for the resources you need for your research programme – see the ‘What we offer’ section on this page. You will need to justify this in your application.

Duration of funding:

Usually 8 years, but may be less for some disciplines, and may only be longer if held on a part-time basis.

Eligibility

You can apply for a Wellcome Discovery Award if you are a researcher who wants to pursue bold and creative research ideas. 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.

You will be expected to actively promote a diverse, inclusive and supportive research environment within your team and across your organisation.

Your research can be in any discipline – including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), experimental medicine, humanities and social science, clinical/allied health sciences, and public health – as long as it has the potential to improve human life, health and wellbeing, and aligns with our funding remit.

Wellcome Discovery Awards 2024 Application

For those interested in Wellcome Discovery Awards 2023. Open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 21 November 2023.

Open this link for more details about the Wellcome Discovery Awards 2024.

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