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Wellcome Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award

Wellcome Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award

Funds clinical trial teams in low and middle income settings to test infectious disease interventions effectively.

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The Wellcome Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award is a one-off competitive call administered by Wellcome Trust in partnership with the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), using official UK international development funding. The award supports transdisciplinary teams to conduct randomised controlled trials (RCTs) optimising licensed pharmaceutical interventions for speciโ€ฆ

Randomised controlled trials optimising licensed pharmaceutical interventions for specified infectious diseases โ€” including mycobacterial infections, bacterial infections, invasive fungal infections, dengue, leishmaniasis, and schistosomiasis โ€” led from Africa, South Asia, or South-East Asia.

CycleiHow often this grant runs โ€” e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.โ€”
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.โ€”
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.36โ€“60 months
Award typeiThe form of funding โ€” grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.โ€”

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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: wellcome.org