Wellcome Trust Research Fellowships for Health Professionals, 2020

Deadline for preliminary applications: 7 Jan 2020

Deadline for full applications: 19 Mar 2020

 

Career Stage: Postdoctoral research, postdoctoral training

Level of funding: Salary and research expenses covered

Duration of funding: Up to 3 years

 

Who can apply

You can apply for a Research Fellowship if you're a practising health professional with some research experience.

The research you propose should aim to improve understanding of health and disease using humanities or social science methods.  

You must want to do one of the following:

  • A PhD. You must have a relevant Master's degree or equivalent research experience. You must also have an offer of a place on a PhD programme, or evidence that you expect to receive one. This must be at an eligible host organisation in the UK, Republic of Ireland or a low- or middle-income country.

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Your proposal

Examples of areas we'll consider include, but are not limited to:

  • how social, environmental and political structures determine health
  • how governments, communities and individuals respond to disease and pursue wellbeing
  • the cultural meanings and significance of sickness and health
  • the challenges of modern biomedicine. 

Your proposal can be relevant to your immediate working environment. It can also have elements of applied research, but this should not be the main focus. For example, we're unlikely to fund a project focused on developing an intervention.  

We will assess:

  • the significance and originality of your proposed research
  • the suitability and relevance of your approach to the research topic
  • your track record relative to your research career stage, such as publications, conference papers, public engagement and policy-related work
  • the suitability of the host organisation for your research and for developing your independent career.

Read about the grants we've awarded and the research we support in the humanities and social sciences.

Who can't apply

You can't apply if:

  • you hold a permanent academic post
  • you've received support for your doctoral studies from another funding body.

 

For more information, or to apply, visit the call webpage.

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