Wellcome Trust Collaborative Awards in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2020
Deadline for preliminary applications: 7 Jan 2020
Deadline for full applications: 24 Mar 2020
Scheme at a glance:
Career stage: Leading a research programme/returning to research
Where your host organisation is based: UK, Republic of Ireland, LMIC
Level of funding: Up to £1.5 million
Duration of funding: 3 to 5 years
Who can apply?
You can apply for this award if you want to tackle an important and original health-related question that requires the combined knowledge and expertise of a team of researchers.
Your proposed approach must have the potential to make a significant, measurable difference to health research in the humanities and social sciences.
The number of researchers in your team can range from two to six and should be appropriate to your proposed research.
Everyone in the team should have:
- a good track record in their field relative to their career stage
- a PhD or equivalent.
Team members can come from the same or different disciplines. They can work in the same organisation (including the same department) or in different organisations around the world.
As lead applicant, you must have a permanent, open-ended or long-term rolling contract, or the guarantee of one. Your salary must be paid by your host organisation in the UK, Republic of Ireland or a low-or middle-income country.
The other applicants in the team don't need permanent contracts. Those without permanent contracts can ask for salaries.
You, and any other applicants with permanent contracts, can ask for replacement costs.
For full details or to apply visit the call webpage.
