Wellcome trust is
offering Seed Awards in Science for Researchers from lower and middle-income
countries for the year 2017.
Seed Awards in
Science help researchers develop new ideas to make them competitive for larger
awards (from us or other organisations).
Wellcome exists to
improve health for everyone by helping great
ideas to thrive. They are a global
charitable foundation, both politically and financially independent. They
support scientists and researchers, take on big problems, fuel imaginations, and
spark debate.
Course Level: Awards are available to
pursue research.
Study Subject: Awards are available in the
field of Science.
Scholarship Award: A Seed Award in Science is
worth up to £100,000 for duration of up to two years. The support includes:
- research
expenses, including research assistance - staff
- materials
and consumables - animals
- equipment
- access
charges - research
management and support costs - travel
and subsistence - overseas
allowances - fieldwork
expenses - publication
costs - clinical
research costs - other
costs
What we don’t offer
Seed Awards in
Science cannot be used to pay your personal salary costs.
We don’t provide
funds for directly allocated or indirect costs unless they’re
included on this page.
Scholarship can be
taken in UK,
Republic of Ireland, Low- andmiddle-income countries
Eligibility: To apply for a Seed Award in
Science, you must:
- have
completed a PhD or an equivalent higher degree - be
based at a host organization in the UK, Republic of
Ireland or an eligible low- or middle-income country (apart from India) - receive
personal salary support from your host organisation, or have a personal
award or fellowship that provides a salary but no research expenses, for
the duration of the Seed Award in Science - have a
research project that is within our scientific remit.
Who can’t apply?
Seed Awards in
Science are not for:
- discrete
projects with no follow-on plans - bridge
funding or short-term fellowships.
You can’t apply if:
- you
already have funding at a similar level to a Seed Award in Science (or
you’ve had it in the 12 months before the closing date for this award) - you’ve
held a Seed Award in Science in the past - your
salary comes from Wellcome Trust funding (eg Institutional Strategic
Support Fund).
If you’ve already
made two unsuccessful applications for this award, you usually can’t submit
another application for 12 months.
If you’re based at a
core-funded research organisation, you can’t usually apply. Please contact us
to discuss your eligibility.
Nationality: Researchers from lower and
middle income countries (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola,
Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde* (Capo Verde), Central African
Republic, Chad, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Costa
Rica, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, Arab Rep., El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, The
Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep., Iraq, Jamaica,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Dem Rep., Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic,
Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, FYR, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique,
Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé
and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, RB, Vietnam, West Bank
and Gaza, Yemen, Rep., Zambia and Zimbabwe) are eligible to apply for this
award.
College Admission
Requirement
Entrance
Requirements: Applicants must have completed a PhD or an equivalent higher
degree.
English language
Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet
specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to
study there.
How to Apply: Stages of application
Submit
your full application
- You
must submit your application through the Wellcome Trust Grant Tracker. - View
the Sample full application form for Seed Awards in Science [PDF 1.5MB].
Scientific
review and short listing
- Wellcome
staff and the Seeds Advisory Panel will assess the applications.
Decision
- We aim
to give you a decision within nine weeks of the application deadline.
There are no interviews. In general, we don’t provide specific written
feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Application Deadline: Award application deadline
is March 13, 2017.
