Funding

The VALIDATE Networks aims to provide Fellowship, pump-priming, training and other grants to Network members, and to highlight relevant external funding opportunities that our members may find of interest. You can find out more about the funding available, our call deadlines, and how to apply for VALIDATE funding on the relevant webpages.

The VALIDATE Network is grateful to the following funders for their support:

• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Wellcome Enriching Engagement
• The MRC and BBSRC Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), a UK funded award that was part of the EDCTP2 programme supported by the European Union
• The UK MRC International Science Partnership Fund (ISPF) and Partnership Grant funding streams

We are proud to partner with the Collaboration for Tuberculosis Vaccine Discovery (CTVD). CTVD is an international network of scientists and experts dedicated to fostering innovation, cooperation, and collaboration in the up-stream TB vaccine discovery, translational research and development space. CTVD serves as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s major mechanism for enhancing collaboration in the field.