Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Early-Career Award
Salary + up to £400,000 over 5 years for researchers establishing their own independent research programme.
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Key facts
- Career stage
- Postdoc transitioning to independence
- Salary
- Covered for 5 years
- Research costs
- Up to £400,000
- Time commitment
- ≥80%
- Success rate
- ~12-15%
Who is eligible?
- •PhD + no more than 3 years of postdoctoral experience at the application deadline (extensions for career breaks, clinical training, COVID-19 impact, part-time work; no-PhD route needs ≥4 years equivalent research experience)
- •Host institution in UK, Ireland, LMIC, or approved country
- •Health-related biological, biomedical, medical, or public health research
- •At least 80% time commitment to the Wellcome research
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