# Mental Health Award: Looking Backwards, Moving Forwards – Understanding How

**Funder:** Wellcome
**Budget:** Up to £5 million
**Duration:** Up to 8 years
**Official call:** https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/mental-health-award-looking-backwards-moving-forward-understanding-how
**Last verified:** 17 June 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Funds research into causal mechanisms underpinning active ingredients of early interventions for anxiety, depression and/or psychosis. Lead applicant must contribute ≥20% research time; co-applicants ≥10%. Lived experience involvement required. Overheads capped at 20% of direct costs. UK universities cannot claim overheads. Open to universities, not-for-profits, and small companies globally.

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Source: [The Great Grantsby](https://grantsby.eu/grants/wellcome-mental-health-award-looking-backwards-moving-forwa-2026) — EU grant monitoring for academic researchers. Always verify details on the funder's website before applying.