Deadline: 17 June 2019
The Wellcome Trust is accepting applications for its Open Research Fund to support researchers to develop and test innovative ways of making health research open, accessible and reusable.
Funding Information
Open Research Fund funding of up to £50,000 for up to one year.
Benefits
- Funds can be used for a range of costs such as:
- salaries
- development costs
- licensing and computational costs
- activities to manage and share research data, software or materials resulting from their proposed activities
- dissemination and engagement costs
- costs of evaluating their project
- research management and support costs
- travel costs
- contingency costs, as long as these are reasonable and applicant can justify them
- VAT on fees where the VAT can’t be reclaimed
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants can apply to the Open Research Fund if applicant wants to develop, pilot and evaluate innovative approaches that aim to make health research more open.
- These awards are open to individuals or teams of up to six members from anywhere in the world.
- Applicants can apply if applicant are based at:
- an academic research organisation
- a not-for-profit body
- a private sector organisation
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through the Wellcome Trust Grant Tracker (WTGT).
For more information, please visit https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/schemes/open-research-fund