Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science with Nature

The prize recognises mental health interventions with clinical evidence and strong potential for wider adoption and impact.

Wellcome and Nature lists this opportunity for Research teams, Biomedical Sciences, Global. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

Applicants should be research teams developing interventions relevant to anxiety, depression, or psychosis.

Entries should demonstrate the scientific, clinical, implementation, and impact basis required on the official applicant page.

Prevention, treatment, and management of priority mental health conditions.

Clinically evidenced interventions with routes to adoption, equity, and real-world impact.

The winning team receives USD 1 million. Three finalist teams receive USD 250,000 each, with additional development support described by the organisers.

Submission deadline: Submission deadline: Sep 18, 2026.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Use the official Wellcome Prize for Mental Health Science applicant page and submit before 18 September 2026.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.