Bursaries for Wellcome Trust Advanced Courses

The Wellcome Trust subsidises all courses and workshops, so there are no tuition fees. The ‘course fee’ for the UK courses (held at Hinxton) covers on-site accommodation and food for the duration of the course. Bursaries are available to assist with UK course fees, but not travel costs.

We are committed to building scientific capacity in low- and middle-income countries and are expanding the number of courses and workshops run outside of the UK (‘overseas’ courses). There is no fee for these courses and bursaries are available for travel, sustenance and accommodation. Please see below for full details.

UK Courses (held at the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus in Hinxton)

A limited number of bursaries are available for each course. These are awarded by the selection committee according to merit.

The bursary usually covers 50 per cent of the course fee, though in exceptional circumstances an application for the total course fee may be considered. Where there are many bursary applications, the selection committee may issue smaller amounts. We cannot assist with travel costs.

All bursary requests to attend UK courses must be accompanied by a bursary application form [Word 56KB]. This must be completed and signed by your scientific sponsor (supervisor or head of department) and include justification for the bursary.

Applicants will be notified of a bursary award along with their place on the course, usually within one month of the application deadline.

We will reject incomplete applications. Both the application form and sponsor’s letter must be received before the application deadline. The decision of the selection committee is final.

Overseas courses (held outside the UK)

A number of bursaries are available for each overseas course. These are awarded by the selection committee according to merit. There is no course fee.

The bursary will cover travel, accommodation and sustenance. The maximum award for travel (in economy/second class) will be £750.

All likely travel costs must be detailed in the overseas bursary application form [Word 52KB], which must accompany all bursary requests for courses held outside of the UK. We will notify you of the chosen hotel and sustenance award if successful. The selection committee may judge that a partial award should be granted.

Please see our full overseas bursary awards terms and conditions [Word 28KB] for further information.

We will reject incomplete applications. Both the application form and sponsor’s letter must be received before the application deadline.