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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: 22 Nov 2013
Expert Review Group review: Jan 2014
Interviews: 1-3 Apr 2014

Senior Investigator Awards

Three times a year

Full applications: 22 Nov 2013
Expert Review Group review: Jan 2014
Interviews: 1-3 Apr 2014

Fellowships    
Basic - science and veterinary graduates    

Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship

Twice a year

Preliminary applications: 27 Sep 2013 (5pm)
Invited full applications: 6 Dec 2013 (5pm)
Interviews: 7-9 Apr 2014

Sir Henry Dale Fellowships

Twice a year

Preliminary applications: 1 Nov 2013 (5pm)
Invited full applications: 17 Jan 2014 (5pm)
Expert Review Group review: Apr/May 2014
Interviews: 11-13 Jun 2014

Research Career Development Fellowship

Twice a year

Preliminary applications: 1 Nov 2013 (5pm)
Invited full applications: 17 Jan 2014 (5pm)
Expert Review Group review: Apr/May 2014
Interviews: 11-13 Jun 2014

Career Re-entry Fellowship

Twice a year

Preliminary applications: 27 Sep 2013 (5pm)
Invited full applications: 6 Dec 2013 (5pm)
Interviews: 7-9 Apr 2014

Senior Research Fellowship in Basic Biomedical Science

Three times a year

Preliminary applications: 20 Sep 2013
Main applications: 22 Nov 2013
Expert Review Group review: Jan 2014
Interviews: 1-3 Apr 2014

Clinical - medical, dental, veterinary and clinical psychology graduates    

Research Training Fellowship

Three times a year

Full applications: 20 Sep 2013 (5pm)
Interviews: Feb-Mar 2014

Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowship for Clinicians

Three times a year

Preliminary applications: 15 Nov 2013 (5pm)
Invited full applications: 7 Feb 2014 (5pm)
Interviews: 25-27 Jun 2014

Early Postdoctoral Training Fellowship for Clinician Scientists

Scheme now closed to new applications.

Preliminary applications: 5 Apr 2013
Invited full applications: 1 Jul 2013
Interviews: 21-22 Nov 2013

Postdoctoral Training Fellowship for MB/PhD graduates

Scheme now closed to new applications.

Preliminary applications: 5 Apr 2013
Invited full applications: 1 Jul 2013
Interviews: 21-22 Nov 2013

Intermediate Clinical Fellowship

Twice a year

Preliminary applications: 4 Oct 2013
Invited full applications: 6 Jan 2014
Interviews: May/Jun 2014

Senior Research Fellowship in Clinical Sciences

Three times a year

Preliminary applications: 20 Sep 2013
Main applications: 22 Nov 2013
Expert Review Group review: Jan 2014
Interviews: 1-3 Apr 2014

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: 1 Aug 2013
Committee review: Nov 2013

Training Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Twice a year

Preliminary applications: 27 Sep 2013
Invited full applications: 6 Dec 2013
Interviews: 18-20 Jun 2014

Intermediate Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Twice a year

Preliminary applications: 27 Sep 2013
Invited full applications: 6 Dec 2013
Interviews: 18-20 Jun 2014

Senior Fellowship in Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Three times a year

Preliminary applications: 20 Sep 2013
Main applications: 22 Nov 2013
Expert Review Group review: Jan 2014
Interviews: 1-3 Apr 2014

International fellowships    

Wellcome Trust-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Postdoctoral Fellowship

Twice a year

Full applications: 22 Nov 2013 (5pm)
Interviews: 7-9 Apr 2014

Undergraduate support    

Biomedical Vacation Scholarship

Annually

Competition for 2012/13 now closed. Details of the 2013/14 competition will be announced in autumn 2013.

Other initiatives    

Wellcome Trust Four-Year PhD programmes

One-off call

Preliminary applications: 10 Dec 2012
Invited full applications: 26 Apr 2013
Decisions: 17-18 Jul 2013

New PhD Programmes for Clinicians

One-off call

Preliminary applications: 10 Dec 2012
Invited full applications: 26 Apr 2013
Decisions: 17-18 Jul 2013

Multi-user equipment grants

Annually

Details of the next round will be announced shortly.

Biomedical resource and technology development grants

Annually

Details of the next round will be announced shortly.

Global Health Trials Initiative

Annually

Outline applications: 4pm 8 Oct 2013
Full applications: Feb 2014
Decisions: Jun 2014

Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers

Twice a year

Applications: 4 Mar 2013
Committee review: Jun 2013

The Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowships

Annually

Competition completed for 2011/2012. Details of next year's competition will be announced in autumn 2013.

WT/NIH Four-year PhD Studentships

Annually

Full applications: 30 Sep 2013
Interviews: 9-10 Dec 2013

Wellcome Trust and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Exchange Programme Applications can be submitted on a rolling basis  
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