Grant opportunity
Wellcome Career Development Awards
Funding for researchers developing independence and leading creative programmes that shift understanding of human life, health, and wellbeing.
- Funder
- Wellcome
- Deadline
- Jul 28, 2026
- Award
- Needs-based research programme support
- Applicant
- Mid-Career
- Discipline
- Biomedical Sciences
- Region
- Global
- Posted
- May 11, 2026
Call summary
Overview
Support for researchers developing independence and leading a substantial creative research programme.
Who can apply
- Researchers who can drive their own programme and demonstrate potential for international standing.
- Applicants may come from any discipline linked to human life, health, or wellbeing.
What it supports
- Research costs, staff, equipment, travel, and resources needed for a major research programme.
Funding and duration
Needs-based programme support; amount depends on the proposed work.
Application deadline
Jul 28, 2026
How to apply
Use the official Wellcome page for eligibility checks, deadlines, and application submission.
Call details
About the opportunity
Support for researchers developing independence and leading a substantial creative research programme.
Wellcome lists this opportunity for Mid-Career, Biomedical Sciences, Global.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for Biomedical Sciences grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in Global contexts.
Eligibility
Researchers who can drive their own programme and demonstrate potential for international standing.
Applicants may come from any discipline linked to human life, health, or wellbeing.
Funding and benefits
Needs-based programme support; amount depends on the proposed work.
Themes and supported activities
Research costs, staff, equipment, travel, and resources needed for a major research programme.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Jul 28, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Use the official Wellcome page for eligibility checks, deadlines, and application submission.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.