[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grant-wellcome-mental-health-award-transforming-early-interventio-2026":3,"similar-wellcome-mental-health-award-transforming-early-interventio-2026":30},{"id":4,"name":5,"funder":6,"link":7,"budget":8,"budget_min_eur":9,"budget_max_eur":10,"deadline":11,"deadline_note":12,"duration":13,"trl":11,"relevance":11,"why_relevant":11,"early_career":14,"consortium":15,"first_seen":16,"last_updated":11,"update_note":11,"status":17,"stages":18,"call_frequency":19,"next_call_expected":11,"source_url":7,"created_at":20,"updated_at":21,"last_seen_at":20,"eligible_countries":11,"description":22,"seo_summary":23,"recurring_round":14,"canonical_id":4,"links":24},"wellcome-mental-health-award-transforming-early-interventio-2026","Mental Health Award: Transforming Early Intervention","Wellcome","https:\u002F\u002Fwellcome.org\u002Fresearch-funding\u002Fschemes\u002Fmental-health-award-transforming-early-intervention","£200,000 for the Foundation Phase; £5 million–£8 million for the Impact Phase",234000,9360000,null,"Foundation Phase opens week commencing 28 July 2025; Impact Phase opens February 2027","12 months (Foundation Phase); up to 5 years (Impact Phase)",false,"Required — team of at least 3 applicants (lead + 2 coapplicants) including one early-career researcher and one implementation partner as coapplicants","2026-10-18T00:00:00.000Z","open","2-stage: Foundation Phase (£200k, 12 months) → Impact Phase (£5M-£8M, up to 5 years), by invitation to Foundation Phase awardees","One-off","2026-10-18T08:09:38.708Z","2026-10-18T08:59:11.661Z","Funds definitive effectiveness studies and implementation\u002Fscaling strategies for psychological and\u002For social interventions for early intervention in anxiety, depression and psychosis in people aged 10-30, in the UK or LMICs. Administering organisation can be anywhere except mainland China; commercial organisations cannot be the administering organisation.","{\"summary\":\"The Wellcome Mental Health Award: Transforming Early Intervention funds teams testing and scaling psychological or social interventions for anxiety, depression and psychosis in young people aged 10-30, in the UK or low- and middle-income countries. It runs in two phases: a £200,000, 12-month Foundation Phase to prepare a definitive effectiveness study, followed by an Impact Phase of £5M-£8M over up to 5 years for teams invited to continue. This is a one-off call requiring a consortium of at least three applicants, including an early-career researcher and an implementation partner.\",\"meta_description\":\"Wellcome funds early intervention mental health trials for ages 10-30: £200k Foundation Phase, then £5M-£8M Impact Phase, from Wellcome.\",\"who_should_apply\":[\"Research teams planning definitive effectiveness studies on anxiety, depression or psychosis interventions\",\"Consortiums led from the UK or an LMIC, or anywhere except mainland China\",\"Teams including a named early-career researcher as coapplicant\",\"Teams partnered with a named implementation organisation as coapplicant\",\"Non-commercial administering organisations\"],\"key_dates\":[\"Foundation Phase opens week commencing 28 July 2025\",\"Impact Phase opens February 2027, by invitation to Foundation Phase awardees only\",\"Foundation Phase runs 12 months; Impact Phase runs up to 5 years\"],\"tips\":[\"Use the Foundation Phase to build the implementation partnership and early-career researcher role explicitly into the study design, since both are mandatory coapplicant slots.\",\"Only Foundation Phase awardees are invited to apply for the Impact Phase, so treat the first phase proposal as the main gatekeeping hurdle.\",\"Since the administering organisation can be based almost anywhere except mainland China, LMIC-led consortiums should confirm their host institution's eligibility early.\"],\"faq\":[{\"q\":\"How much funding does the Wellcome Mental Health Award provide?\",\"a\":\"The Foundation Phase provides £200,000 over 12 months, and the Impact Phase provides £5 million to £8 million over up to 5 years for teams invited to continue.\"},{\"q\":\"Who is eligible for the Wellcome Mental Health Award: Transforming Early Intervention?\",\"a\":\"Consortiums of at least three applicants (lead plus two coapplicants, including an early-career researcher and an implementation partner) working on interventions for young people aged 10-30 in the UK or LMICs.\"},{\"q\":\"Can commercial organisations apply for this Wellcome award?\",\"a\":\"No, commercial organisations cannot be the administering organisation, though the administering organisation can be based almost anywhere except mainland China.\"},{\"q\":\"How do I get to the Impact Phase of this Wellcome award?\",\"a\":\"Only teams that complete the Foundation Phase are invited to apply for the Impact Phase, which opens in February 2027.\"},{\"q\":\"Is the Wellcome Mental Health Award a recurring call?\",\"a\":\"No, this is a one-off call with the Foundation Phase opening the week of 28 July 2025.\"}],\"tags\":[\"mental-health\",\"anxiety-depression-psychosis\",\"wellcome\",\"early-career\",\"implementation-science\",\"consortium-required\",\"global-health\",\"clinical-trials\"]}",{"matchedProgram":11,"resourceSlug":25,"relatedGuides":26,"countryHubs":27,"domainHubs":28,"closingMonth":11,"hasRelated":29,"hasBrowseRelated":29},"wellcome",[],[],[],true,{"grants":31},[32,36,40,43,47],{"id":33,"name":34,"funder":6,"deadline":11,"budget":35},"wellcome-mental-health-award-using-physical-activity-and-ci-2026","Mental Health Award: Using Physical Activity and Circadian-Based Interventions for Early Intervention in Anxiety and Depression in Young People","£1-4 million per grant",{"id":37,"name":38,"funder":6,"deadline":11,"budget":39},"wellcome-mental-health-award-looking-backwards-moving-forwa-2026","Mental Health Award: Looking Backwards, Moving Forward - Understanding How","Up to £5 million",{"id":41,"name":42,"funder":6,"deadline":11,"budget":39},"wellcome-mental-health-award-finding-the-right-treatment-fo-2026","Mental Health Award: Finding the right treatment for the right people at the right time",{"id":44,"name":45,"funder":6,"deadline":11,"budget":46},"wellcome-mental-health-award-improving-cognitive-and-functi-2026","Mental Health Award: Improving cognitive and functional outcomes for people experiencing psychosis","Up to £3M for intervention projects (up to 5 years); up to £1M for markers of cognitive functioning research (up to 3 years)",{"id":48,"name":49,"funder":6,"deadline":11,"budget":50},"wellcome-mental-health-award-understanding-how-anxiety-and--2026","Mental Health Award: Understanding how anxiety and trauma-related problems develop, persist or resolve","Up to £4 million"]