Deadlines for biomedical science applications
This is a summary of deadlines for submitting applications to the Wellcome Trust biomedical science schemes.
For grants where applications are considered two or three times per year, only the next deadlines are given.
Refer to the individual grants for details on how to apply and who to contact if you wish to discuss your application further.
Table of deadlines
| Grant or award | Frequency applications are considered |
Next deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Investigator Awards | ||
| New Investigator Awards |
Three times a year |
Full applications: 20 Jul 2012 |
| Senior Investigator Awards | Three times a year |
Full applications: 20 Jul 2012 |
| Fellowships | ||
| Basic - science and veterinary graduates | ||
| Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship | Twice a year |
Preliminary applications: 9 Nov 2012 |
| Sir Henry Dale Fellowships | Twice a year |
Preliminary applications: 19 Mar 2012 Invited full applications: 11 Jun 2012 Expert Review Group review: Sept 2012 Interviews: 13-15 Nov 2012 |
| Research Career Development Fellowship | Twice a year |
Preliminary applications: 19 Mar 2012 |
| Career Re-entry Fellowship | Twice a year |
Preliminary applications: 13 Apr 2012 |
| Senior Research Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Science | Three times a year |
Preliminary applications: 14 May 2012 |
| Clinical - medical, dental, veterinary and clinical psychology graduates | ||
| Research Training Fellowship | Three times a year |
Full applications: 15 Jun 2012 |
| Early Postdoctoral Training Fellowship for Clinician Scientists | Three times a year |
Preliminary applications: 10 Apr 2012 Invited full applications: 22 Jun 2012 Interviews: 20-21 Nov 2012 |
| Postdoctoral Training Fellowship for MB/PhD graduates | Three times a year |
Preliminary applications: 10 Apr 2012
|
| Intermediate Clinical Fellowship | Twice a year |
Preliminary applications: 20 Apr 2012 |
| Senior Research Fellowship in Clinical Sciences | Three times a year |
Preliminary applications: 14 May 2012 |
| Public health and tropical medicine for researchers in low- and middle-income countries | ||
| Masters Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine | Twice a year |
Full applications: 6 Aug 2012 |
| Training Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine | Twice a year |
Preliminary applications: 28 Sep
2012 |
| Intermediate Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine | Twice a year |
Preliminary applications: 28 Sep 2012 Invited full applications: 7 Dec 2012 Interviews: Jun 2013 (date tbc) |
| Senior Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine | Three times a year |
Preliminary applications: 14 May 2012 Main applications: 20 Jul 2012 Expert Review Group review: Sep 2012 Interviews: 26-28 Nov 2012 |
| International fellowships | ||
| International Senior Research Fellowship | Three times a year |
Preliminary applications: 14 May 2012 |
| Wellcome Trust-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Postdoctoral Fellowship | Annually |
Full applications: 4 Jun 2012 (revised) |
| Undergraduate support | ||
| Biomedical Vacation Scholarship | Annually |
Competition completed for 2012. Details of next year's competition will be announced in autumn 2012. |
| iGEM Student Stipends | Annually | Competition completed for 2011/2012. Details of the next round of applications will be announced in autumn 2012. |
| Student Elective Prize | Annually | Discontinued scheme - see webpage for details. |
| Veterinary research | ||
| Veterinary Research Entry Fellowship | Annually |
This scheme is now closed. |
| Other initiatives | ||
| Multi-user equipment grants | Annually |
2011/2012 competition now closed. Details of the next round of applications will be announced in 2012. |
| Biomedical resource grants | Annually |
2011/2012 competition now closed. Details of the next round of applications will be announced in 2012. |
| Wellcome Trust Centres for Global Health Research | One-off call |
Preliminary applications: 29 Jun 2012 Invited full applications: 14 Sep 2012 Committee review: Dec 2012 (date tbc) |
| Human Heredity and Health in Africa | One-off call | Competition now closed. |
| Global Health Trials Initiative | Annually |
Outline applications: 11 Sep 2012 |
| E-health Informatics Research Centres (E-HIRCs) | One-off call | Competition now closed. |
| Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers | Twice a year |
Applications: 3 Sep 2012 |
| The Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowships | Annually | Competition completed for 2011/2012. Details of next year's competition will be announced in autumn 2012. |
| WT/NIH Four-year PhD Studentships | Annually | Competition completed for 2011/2012. Details of next year's competition will be announced in 2013. |
| Wellcome Trust and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Exchange Programme | Applications can be submitted on a rolling basis | |
| New Wellcome Trust four-year PhD programme | Annually | Competition completed for 2010. |