Career stage: Leading a research programme
Where your host organisation is based:
- UK,
- Republic of Ireland,
- LMICs
Level of funding: From £250,000 to £1 million
Duration of funding: Usually 3 to 5 years
Who can apply
You can apply for an Investigator Award if you're a humanities or social science researcher with a compelling vision who wants to tackle a significant question about human health.
If you want to apply with another person, you should apply for a Collaborative Award rather than an Investigator Award.
Career stage and experience
We consider applications from researchers throughout their careers. For example, you may be a newly appointed lecturer, a mid-career researcher or a senior researcher.
If you're in the early stages of an independent research career, you should be able to show that you can drive advances in your field of study and that you have considerable promise. You should have a strong track record relative to your career stage of:
- developing innovative and creative research
- making contributions to your area of research (eg publications and impacts on policy) and/or securing grant funding
- leading or managing a research project.
If you're a more established researcher, you should have a track record of:
- delivering innovative and creative research
- making significant contributions to your area of research, eg publications and impacts on policy
- securing and managing research grants or gaining similar experience in a management role (eg in an academic department or in healthcare)
- developing and mentoring less experienced researchers.
You should have an international reputation as a research leader in your field.
If you've been away from research (eg a career break, parental leave or long-term sick leave), we'll allow for this when we consider your application.
For more details, or to apply, visit the call webpage.