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Mental Health Award: Integrating Sleep and Circadian Science

Up to £3 millionUp to 5 years

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Wellcome's Mental Health Award: Integrating Sleep and Circadian Science funds multidisciplinary teams up to £3 million over five years to investigate the links between sleep, circadian rhythms, anxiety, depression, and psychosis. The call requires a consortium model with coapplicants in each country where research occurs and mandatory involvement of people with lived experience of the conditions under study. This is a global opportunity (excluding mainland China and sanctioned territories) for researchers committed to co-design and translational mental health outcomes.

Details

Funder Wellcome
Budget Up to £3 million
Duration Up to 5 years
Consortium Required — multi-disciplinary team with coapplicants; coapplicants required in each country where research takes place

Eligibility & scope

Open to multidisciplinary teams worldwide (excluding mainland China and sanctioned territories) from eligible organisations. Lead applicant must contribute ≥20% research time and hold a permanent/long-term contract. Must involve people with lived experience of anxiety, depression and/or psychosis. UK/Republic of Ireland leads cannot request salary. Overheads capped at 15–20% of direct costs.

Who Should Apply

  • •Multidisciplinary research teams with coapplicants across neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, sleep medicine, and/or chronobiology
  • •Lead applicants with permanent or long-term contracts at eligible organisations, able to commit ≥20% research time
  • •Consortia spanning multiple countries, with at least one coapplicant per country involved
  • •Teams with demonstrated commitment to involving people with lived experience of anxiety, depression, or psychosis in study design and interpretation
  • •Researchers based outside mainland China and non-sanctioned territories

Key Dates

  • •Listed 17 June 2026; verify full deadline on the Wellcome website
  • •Multidisciplinary consortium required across countries
  • •Five-year project duration

Tips for Applicants

  • ✓Lived experience involvement is not optional, detail how service users will shape research questions, methods and outputs, not just provide feedback at the end.
  • ✓Consortium costs money to coordinate; build realistic workplan timelines for meetings, co-design cycles and alignment across multiple coapplicants.
  • ✓UK/Republic of Ireland leads cannot request salary; factor this into your budget and role assignments early. Overheads are capped at 15-20%, leaving less flex than some Wellcome schemes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does the Wellcome Mental Health Award pay?

Up to £3 million over five years per project.

Is a consortium required for the Wellcome Mental Health Award?

Yes, you must have coapplicants, and at least one coapplicant must be present in each country where research takes place.

Can I apply from mainland China?

No, this award is not open to applicants or research conducted in mainland China or sanctioned territories.

Do I have to involve people with lived experience?

Yes, the award requires meaningful involvement of people with lived experience of anxiety, depression, and/or psychosis in the research team and design process.

Can UK/Ireland lead applicants request salary costs?

No, lead applicants based in the UK or Republic of Ireland cannot include salary in their budget.

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