Deadline: 27 February 2020
The Wellcome Trust is currently accepting applications for its Investigator Awards in Science to enable independent researchers with a compelling research vision to tackle the most important questions in science.
Benefits
- research expenses
- staff
- materials and consumables
- animals
- equipment
- access charges
- overheads
- travel and subsistence
- overseas allowances
- fieldwork expenses
- inflation allowance
- open access charges
- clinical research costs
- international recruitment supplement
- other costs
Funding and Duration Information
- Investigator Awards provide flexible funding of up to around £3 million.
- Awards can last up to 7 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply for an Investigator Award if you’re an independent researcher with a compelling research vision who wants to tackle the most important questions in your field.
- These awards are also open to joint applications from two researchers whose complementary expertise is essential to deliver their shared vision.
- Host organisation is based: UK,Republic of Ireland,Tooltip , Low- or middle-income countries (apart from India and mainland China)
- Your research proposal
- Your research proposal must:
- describe an innovative and ambitious programme of work that could transform your field
- explain the approaches you will use to deliver that programme of work
- be distinct from, and not replace, activities already supported by other awards
- Your research proposal must:
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted through the Wellcome Trust Grant Tracker (WTGT).
For more information, visit https://wellcome.ac.uk/funding/schemes/investigator-awards-science