Grant opportunity
Wellcome Early-Career Awards
Support for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity and advance understanding of human life, health, and wellbeing.
- Funder
- Wellcome
- Deadline
- Jul 21, 2026
- Award
- GBP 400,000
- Applicant
- Early Career
- Discipline
- Biomedical Sciences
- Region
- Global
- Posted
- May 11, 2026
Call summary
Overview
Funding for early-career researchers developing their research identity and independence.
Who can apply
- Early-career researchers from any discipline relevant to human life, health, or wellbeing.
- Applicants should be ready to lead their own creative research programme.
What it supports
- Salary where needed, research expenses, staff, equipment, travel, and other justified research costs.
Funding and duration
Usually up to GBP 400,000.
Application deadline
Jul 21, 2026
How to apply
Read the Wellcome scheme guidance and submit through the Wellcome Funding platform.
Call details
About the opportunity
Funding for early-career researchers developing their research identity and independence.
Wellcome lists this opportunity for Early 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
Early-career researchers from any discipline relevant to human life, health, or wellbeing.
Applicants should be ready to lead their own creative research programme.
Funding and benefits
Usually up to GBP 400,000.
Themes and supported activities
Salary where needed, research expenses, staff, equipment, travel, and other justified research costs.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Jul 21, 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
Read the Wellcome scheme guidance and submit through the Wellcome Funding platform.
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.