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Wellcome Accelerator Awards
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Details
| Funder | Wellcome |
| Budget | Up to £200,000 for project expenses (plus salary if required) |
| Duration | Up to 2 years |
| Consortium | No |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Next round | 2026-05 |
| Career stage | Early-career opportunity |
| Eligible countries | GB |
Eligibility & scope
Open only to researchers who self-identify as Black heritage, Bangladeshi heritage, or Pakistani heritage backgrounds, currently working in or ordinarily resident in the UK, based at a UK administering organisation. Applicants must have completed a PhD or equivalent higher research degree at a UK institution, or at least four years of equivalent research experience. Funding supports research or research-adjacent activities aligned with Wellcome's Discovery Research remit related to human life, health and/or wellbeing.
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