Wellcome Trust offers international engagement
research awards. Awards are for projects that support Wellcome Trust-funded
researchers in low- and middle-income countries. A grant of up to £30
000 for up to three years will be awarded. To be eligible, you must be
either directly funded by the Wellcome Trust (as a researcher, research group
or institution) or working with a researcher, research group, institution or
consortium directly funded by the Wellcome Trust. The application deadline
is 19th August 2013.
research awards. Awards are for projects that support Wellcome Trust-funded
researchers in low- and middle-income countries. A grant of up to £30
000 for up to three years will be awarded. To be eligible, you must be
either directly funded by the Wellcome Trust (as a researcher, research group
or institution) or working with a researcher, research group, institution or
consortium directly funded by the Wellcome Trust. The application deadline
is 19th August 2013.
Study Subject(s): The scheme has been refocused to award projects that are linked to
Wellcome Trust-funded research. The low- and middle-income countries
(LMIC) listed below are eligible for research in the Public Health and
Tropical Medicine (PHTM) remit. Research projects should be aimed at
understanding and controlling diseases (either animal or human) of relevance to
local, national or global health. This can include laboratory based molecular analysis
of field or clinical samples, but projects focused solely on studies in vitro
or using animal models will not normally be considered.
Course Level: This award is available for pursuing research
program.
Scholarship Provider: Wellcome Trust, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: Low and middle Income countries
Wellcome Trust-funded research. The low- and middle-income countries
(LMIC) listed below are eligible for research in the Public Health and
Tropical Medicine (PHTM) remit. Research projects should be aimed at
understanding and controlling diseases (either animal or human) of relevance to
local, national or global health. This can include laboratory based molecular analysis
of field or clinical samples, but projects focused solely on studies in vitro
or using animal models will not normally be considered.
Course Level: This award is available for pursuing research
program.
Scholarship Provider: Wellcome Trust, UK
Scholarship can be taken at: Low and middle Income countries
Eligibility: To be eligible, you must be either:
-directly funded by the Wellcome Trust (as a researcher, research group or
institution); or
-working with a researcher, research group, institution or consortium directly
funded by the Wellcome Trust.
-directly funded by the Wellcome Trust (as a researcher, research group or
institution); or
-working with a researcher, research group, institution or consortium directly
funded by the Wellcome Trust.
Scholarship Open for International Students: The Students of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus
,Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana,
Brazil,Bulgaria,Burkina Faso,Burundi,Cambodia, Cameroon,Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem.
Rep.,Congo, Rep.,Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, 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, India,Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep.,Iraq,Jamaica, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati,Korea, Dem Rep., Kosovo,Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, FYR, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mayotte, 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, Russian
Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone*,Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and
Nevis, 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,
Uruguay,Uzbekistan,Vanuatu,Venezuela, RB, Vietnam,West Bank and Gaza, Yemen,
Rep, Zambia and Zimbabwe.can apply for this award.
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus
,Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana,
Brazil,Bulgaria,Burkina Faso,Burundi,Cambodia, Cameroon,Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Dem.
Rep.,Congo, Rep.,Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, 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, India,Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Rep.,Iraq,Jamaica, Jordan,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati,Korea, Dem Rep., Kosovo,Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, FYR, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,
Mayotte, 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, Russian
Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles,
Sierra Leone*,Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and
Nevis, 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,
Uruguay,Uzbekistan,Vanuatu,Venezuela, RB, Vietnam,West Bank and Gaza, Yemen,
Rep, Zambia and Zimbabwe.can apply for this award.
Scholarship Description: The International Engagement Awards have been relaunched after the
success of the previous scheme. The scheme has been refocused to award projects
that are linked to Wellcome Trust-funded research.International Engagement
Awards are for projects that support Wellcome Trust-funded researchers in low-
and middle-income countries to:
-engage with the public and policy makers
-strengthen capacity to conduct public engagement with biomedical science and
health research
-stimulate dialogue about research and its impact on the public in a range of
community and public contexts
-promote collaboration on engagement projects between researchers and community
or public organisations.
success of the previous scheme. The scheme has been refocused to award projects
that are linked to Wellcome Trust-funded research.International Engagement
Awards are for projects that support Wellcome Trust-funded researchers in low-
and middle-income countries to:
-engage with the public and policy makers
-strengthen capacity to conduct public engagement with biomedical science and
health research
-stimulate dialogue about research and its impact on the public in a range of
community and public contexts
-promote collaboration on engagement projects between researchers and community
or public organisations.
Duration of award(s): Award is offered for up to three years.
What does it cover? Total offer is of up to £30 000.
Selection Criteria: Trust will assess preliminary applications for eligibility, their
link to Trust-funded research and the quality of the proposed engagement
project. If your preliminary application is successful, they will invite you to
make a full application.
link to Trust-funded research and the quality of the proposed engagement
project. If your preliminary application is successful, they will invite you to
make a full application.
Notification: Final decisions will be made approximately five months after the
preliminary application deadline.
preliminary application deadline.
How to Apply: –To apply for a grant of up to £30 000 for up to three years,
complete a preliminary application form and submit it to the Trust by the date
indicated under the ‘Deadlines’ tab.
-Trust will assess preliminary applications for eligibility, their link to
Trust-funded research and the quality of the proposed engagement project. If
your preliminary application is successful, they will invite you to make a full
application.
-Please note that applications that do not have an appropriate
link to Trust-funded research will not be accepted. Such links must
be agreed with the Trust-funded grant holder in advance of submission.
-Larger grants of more than £30 000 can be applied for
by invitation only to support exceptional projects.
complete a preliminary application form and submit it to the Trust by the date
indicated under the ‘Deadlines’ tab.
-Trust will assess preliminary applications for eligibility, their link to
Trust-funded research and the quality of the proposed engagement project. If
your preliminary application is successful, they will invite you to make a full
application.
-Please note that applications that do not have an appropriate
link to Trust-funded research will not be accepted. Such links must
be agreed with the Trust-funded grant holder in advance of submission.
-Larger grants of more than £30 000 can be applied for
by invitation only to support exceptional projects.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 19 August 2013.