Wellcome Early-Career Awards
Supports early-career United Kingdom scientists with career development and research funding to grow independence.
Wellcome Early-Career Awards are five-year independent fellowships designed for researchers who have completed doctoral training and are ready to design, plan, and deliver their own innovative research projects within Wellcome's Discovery Research remit. The award covers the grantholder's full salary for the award period plus up to £400,000 in research expenses; additional costs for overheads, ove…
Independent innovative research projects by early-career researchers, spanning any discipline within Wellcome's Discovery Research remit — including STEM, experimental medicine, humanities and social science, clinical and allied health sciences, and public health.
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