Deadline: 31-Mar-22
Wellcome Trust is now inviting nominations for the Digital Technology Development Awards (Climate-Sensitive Infectious Disease Modelling) to provide funding for software developers from any career stage and discipline to develop digital tools that will improve climate-sensitive infectious disease modelling.
By the end of the award, successful applicants will have delivered a piece of open-source digital technology that will increase the impact of research in addressing this threat to health.
Award Information
- A Wellcome Digital Technology Development Award provides up to a maximum of £500,000 to cover research expenses, including salaries where required.
- The award usually lasts for 5 years but may be shorter at the applicant’s discretion.
Eligible Countries
Where your host organization is based: Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China).
Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply as an individual or as a team.
- You or your team must have:
- a background or experience of working in any field of science and health relevant to infectious diseases and/or the impacts of climate change on human health and
- an idea for a novel piece of digital technology to improve modeling at the intersection of these two fields.
- You do not need to be from an information technology (IT) background to apply. Where the term ‘software developer’ is used, they include any individual who has experience of creating software-based tools and technologies.
- You will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and experience of open-source software development.
- You must be based at an eligible host organization anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China).
- It can be a:
- higher education institution
- research institute
- non-academic healthcare organization
- not-for-profit organization.
- You should choose an environment that provides you with the appropriate training, resources and experience to deliver your project and develop your own skills and identity.
For more information, visit https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/digital-technology-development-awards-climate-sensitive-infectious-disease