Wellcome Trust
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
Supporting research to transform life, health and wellbeing. We’re taking on three urgent health challenges: mental health, climate change & infectious disease.
Calling mental health researchers! One week left to apply for our award funding trials on safe and effective interventions for youth anxiety & depression. 🌍 UK + Africa ❗ Deadline 14 July
Mental Health Award: Using physical activity and circadian-based interventions to reduce anxiety and depression in young people | Wellcome
Read about Wellcome's funding call for trials of interventions for anxiety and depression in young people, to build on existing mechanistic evidence.
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Half of mental health problems begin before 18. We need interventions designed for young people. Apply now to our Mental Health Award: 🔬 Mechanistic trials 🏃 Physical activity + sleep interventions 🗓️ Deadline 14 July
Mental Health Award: Using physical activity and circadian-based interventions to reduce anxiety and depression in young people | Wellcome
Read about Wellcome's funding call for trials of interventions for anxiety and depression in young people, to build on existing mechanistic evidence.
wellcome.org
Our Accelerator Awards support researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage who are underrepresented in the UK, helping them strengthen their academic careers. Find out more and apply by 25 August: https://wellc.me/4b6BN5o
Accelerator Awards | Grant funding | Wellcome
Eligibility and applications details for the Wellcome Accelerator Awards, which will support Black, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani researchers in the UK to make successful career transitions.
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If you’re a researcher of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK, our Accelerator Awards might be for you. It offers flexible grants for research or research-adjacent activities, such as training, secondments and networking. (1/2)
Half of mental health problems begin before 18. We need interventions designed for young people. Apply now to our Mental Health Award: 🔬 Mechanistic trials 🏃 Physical activity + sleep interventions 🗓️ Deadline 14 July
Mental Health Award: Using physical activity and circadian-based interventions to reduce anxiety and depression in young people | Wellcome
Read about Wellcome's funding call for trials of interventions for anxiety and depression in young people, to build on existing mechanistic evidence.
wellcome.org
Only one week left to submit! ⏳ Preparing an application for our infectious disease clinical trials funding call? • Level: £1,000,000 - £8,000,000 per award. • Duration: 3 – 5 years Deadline is 2 June 2026! Delivered in partnership with @nihr.bsky.social
Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award: Optimising interventions for impact - Funding | Wellcome
Funding call supporting transdisciplinary teams led from Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia to conduct clinical trials that optimise licensed pharmaceutical interventions for infectious diseases.
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Half of mental health problems begin before 18. We need interventions designed for young people. Apply now to our Mental Health Award: 🔬 Mechanistic trials 🏃 Physical activity + sleep interventions 🗓️ Deadline 14 July
Mental Health Award: Using physical activity and circadian-based interventions to reduce anxiety and depression in young people | Wellcome
Read about Wellcome's funding call for trials of interventions for anxiety and depression in young people, to build on existing mechanistic evidence.
wellcome.org
To reform global health, we need courage, not caution. At this year’s World Health Assembly, Wellcome CEO John-Arne Røttingen is sharing insights from the global health reform dialogues and encouraging everyone to raise the level of ambition for reform. [1/4]
Our Accelerator Awards are now open for applications. This funding scheme supports researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage who are underrepresented in the UK, helping them strengthen their academic careers. Find out more and apply by 25 August 2026: wellcome.org/research-fun...
Accelerator Awards | Grant funding | Wellcome
Eligibility and applications details for the Wellcome Accelerator Awards, which will support Black, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani researchers in the UK to make successful career transitions.
wellcome.org
One week left to submit for our Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Development Award! ⏳ If you’ve been preparing an application, this is your final reminder to finish up and submit. • Level: Up to £200,000 per award • Duration: Up to 2 years Deadline on 19 May 2026! https://wellc.me/4fgvkaU
Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Development Award - Funding | Wellcome
Funding call supporting transdisciplinary teams led from Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia to develop innovative clinical trial proposals for local impact.
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Half of mental health problems begin before 18. We need interventions designed for young people. Apply now to our Mental Health Award: 🔬 Mechanistic trials 🏃 Physical activity + sleep interventions 🗓️ Deadline 14 July
Mental Health Award: Using physical activity and circadian-based interventions to reduce anxiety and depression in young people | Wellcome
Read about Wellcome's funding call for trials of interventions for anxiety and depression in young people, to build on existing mechanistic evidence.
wellcome.org
Researchers of Black, Bangladeshi or Pakistani heritage are underrepresented in the UK and face barriers to career progression. Our Accelerator Awards, now open for a third round, are designed to help change that.
“Trust in science must be earned through trustworthy practice.” New research by @moreincommonuk.bsky.social finds Britain broadly trusts science – but we can’t take that for granted. Read five ways the scientific community can build trust ⤵️ wellcome.org/insights/art...
Just over one month left to apply for infectious disease clinical trial funding. We’re supporting teams led from Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia to run randomised trials that optimise licensed vaccines and therapeutics. £1mn–£8mn/award 3–5 years Deadline: 2 June 2026 https://wellc.me/3PNBxR4
Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award: Optimising interventions for impact - Funding | Wellcome
Funding call supporting transdisciplinary teams led from Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia to conduct clinical trials that optimise licensed pharmaceutical interventions for infectious diseases.
wellcome.org
Better interventions for young people start with better evidence. Apply for our Mental Health Award focusing on physical activity & circadian-based approaches. 📢Last chance to register for the webinar on 28 April ↓ wellcome.org/research-fun...
Curious about how we assess grant applications? We’re inviting researchers to observe a Wellcome funding advisory committee in action. Apply by 11 May 2026 ⤵️ wellcome.org/research-fun...
Apply to observe a Wellcome funding advisory committee | Prepare to Apply | Wellcome
Find out how to observe a Wellcome funding advisory committee. Researchers who are considering applying for Wellcome funding in the next two years can apply to observe a shortlisting committee.
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📢New funding alert! We want to transform early intervention for young people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, anxiety and depression. Our new Mental Health Award will help generate evidence on interventions that are safe and effective for young people.
One month left to apply for our Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Development Award If you have an innovative idea for a randomised controlled trial proposal, but need to build your team, develop your clinical trial protocol or generate pilot data, find our more and apply below. ⤵️
Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Development Award - Funding | Wellcome
Funding call supporting transdisciplinary teams led from Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia to develop innovative clinical trial proposals for local impact.
wellcome.org
Science can change lives. But only with public trust. New research by @moreincommonuk.bsky.social finds Britain broadly trusts science – but we can’t take that for granted. Find out more in our new report ⤵️ wellcome.org/insights/rep...
Britain talks trust in science | Reports | Wellcome
Drawing on research across Britain, this report explores public trust in science, how trust differs across different groups and how science can earn trust.
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We’re investing in five new infrastructure hubs focused on evidence synthesis to support more equitable, evidence-informed policy across sectors. These hubs will use AI to synthesise existing research and data faster and more reliably. [1/2]
Two months left to apply for our infectious disease clinical trial funding! ⏳ • Level: £1mn - £8mn per award. • Duration: 3 – 5 years • Deadline: 2 June 2026 Find out more and apply ⤵️ https://wellc.me/3PNBxR4
Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award: Optimising interventions for impact - Funding | Wellcome
Funding call supporting transdisciplinary teams led from Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia to conduct clinical trials that optimise licensed pharmaceutical interventions for infectious diseases.
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We're looking for randomised controlled trials focused on bacterial, fungal, and mycobacterial infections, or select NTDs. The goal? Generating actionable evidence to change health policies and guidelines in the next decade. Find out more and join our webinar on 23 Mar: https://wellc.me/4rw0myj
Our global health system will change significantly. This is inevitable. But what the future system will look like is still uncertain. That’s why from August to November 2025, Wellcome supported regional partners to lead five dialogues. [1/5]
We’re investing in five new infrastructure hubs focused on evidence synthesis to support more equitable, evidence-informed policy across sectors. These hubs will use AI to synthesise existing research and data faster and more reliably. Each hub should have a human health focus. [1/2]
We want to help transform early intervention for youth mental health. Our new Mental Health Award will do this by building on existing physical activity and circadian-based interventions in the UK and Africa. 💰 Level: £1 to 4 million per grant 💡 Duration: 3-4 years 🗓️ Opens: 13 April
Mental Health Award: Using physical activity and circadian-based interventions to reduce anxiety and depression in young people - Grant Funding | Wellcome
Find out about funding to support trials of mechanistically informed interventions for anxiety and depression in young people aged 10–18 in the UK and Africa.
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We’re funding clinical trials to optimise vaccines and therapeutics to generate evidence for policy or guideline change. Are you a researcher based in Africa, South Asia, or South-East Asia? Apply now⤵️ https://wellc.me/4rw0myj Have a question? Register for our webinar. https://wellc.me/3NuP7rM
New funding for infectious disease clinical trials! 📣 We’re funding randomised controlled trials to optimise existing vaccines and therapeutics for infectious diseases. Delivered in partnership with @nihr.bsky.social and FCDO Research. Learn more about eligibility and how to apply ⤵️
Infectious Disease Clinical Trial Award: Optimising interventions for impact - Funding | Wellcome
Funding call supporting transdisciplinary teams led from Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia to conduct clinical trials that optimise licensed pharmaceutical interventions for infectious diseases.
wellcome.org
Two weeks left to apply to our Genomics in Context Awards! 🧬 We’re funding new collaborations between genomics, the humanities, social sciences and wider society. Level: up to £500,000 Duration: up to two years Deadline: 16 March 2026 Find out more ⤵️ wellcome.org/research-fun...
Genomics in Context Awards - Research Funding | Wellcome
These awards will support transdisciplinary teams to catalyse research discoveries at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and bioethics.
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New funding opportunity! 📣 We’re investing in five teams to set up global hubs that will use AI to quickly and more reliably synthesise constantly updated research and data to inform health policy decisions. [1/3]
AI has huge potential to improve healthcare but there is limited evidence about how well AI tools work in low- and middle-income countries. We're launching the Evidence for AI in Health (EVAH) initiative, in partnership with the Gates Foundation and the Novo Nordisk Foundation, to help change that.