Research Resources in Medical History

Purpose

This scheme provides funding for high-quality projects to catalogue and preserve significant history of medicine collections with the aim of making such collections available to medical historians and researchers.

Where applicable, the scheme supports projects based around the production of digital surrogates to improve access and reduce handling of fragile material.

In 2006 this scheme was extended for a further five years, to 2011.

What's included

Projects are normally expected to run for between one and three years.

Most grants awarded are expected to be between £10 000 and £100 000. The total allocation to the scheme is £600 000 for each year.

Grants may be used to employ fixed-term contract staff in accordance with current legislation, and purchase necessary material, equipment and outsourcing (e.g. microfilming).

Applicants are not required to contribute a specified proportion of project costs, but circumstances will be assessed in each case.

Institutions will be asked to show how much they are willing and able to provide from their own budgets.

Eligibility

The scheme is open to any type of institution in the UK or the Republic of Ireland, but not to individuals. Libraries, archives and repositories in all sectors are eligible.

Collaborative programmes or projects, which may be part-funded by other agencies or sources, will all be considered.

Application process

The scheme has a two-stage application process - brief preliminary applications will be assessed, and then full applications will be invited from a selection of applicants.

Preliminary applications should consist of the CV of the applicant and a brief project proposal (no more than two pages), including a brief statement as to the importance of the collection to medical history, the amount requested and expected duration.

Full applications should be submitted on an application form, which will be provided for invited applicants.

Deadlines

There are two rounds of funding in each year.

• Preliminary application deadline: 1 January or 1 July
• Full application deadline: 1 March or 1 September

Late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.

Contacts

Grants Management - Research Resources in Medical History
Wellcome Trust
Gibbs Building
215 Euston Road
London NW1 2BE, UK

T +44 (0)20 7611 8658/8414
F +44 (0)20 7611 8254
E rrmh@wellcome.ac.uk