Deadline: 13 March 2017
The Wellcome Trust is currently inviting applicants for its Seed Awards in Science that will help researchers develop novel ideas that will go on to form part of larger grant applications to the Wellcome Trust or elsewhere.
The Awards seek to encourage researchers:
- at the start of their independent careers
- who want to develop ideas outside their discipline or area of expertise.
Grant Information
- A Seed Award in Science is worth up to £100,000 for up to two years.
- The support includes research expenses, including research assistance
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply for a Seed Award in Science, applicants must:
- have completed a PhD or an equivalent higher degree
- be based at a host organisation in the UK, Republic of Ireland or an eligible low- or middle-income country (apart from India)
- receive personal salary support from your host organisation, or have a personal award or fellowship that provides a salary but no research expenses, for the duration of the Seed Award in Science
- have a research project that is within our scientific remit.
- Seed Awards in Science are not for:
- discrete projects with no follow-on plans
- bridge funding or short-term fellowships.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply online via given website.
Eligible Countries: Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Rep. , Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Arab Rep., El Salvador, Ghana , Guatemala , Honduras , India Indonesia, Kenya , Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Rep., Zambia, UK, Republic of Ireland.
For more information, please visit Seed Awards in Science.