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Explore Global Research Funding Opportunities with Wellcome
Wellcome offers a range of funding schemes designed to support researchers at different career stages who are working to advance knowledge related to human life, health, and wellbeing. These programmes fund innovative and impactful research across key strategic areas including Discovery Research, Climate and Health, Infectious Disease, Mental Health, and Data for Science and Health.

From early-career researchers developing their research identity to established scientists leading large interdisciplinary projects, these opportunities provide the resources and support needed to drive scientific discovery, strengthen research capacity, and address global health challenges.

The funding schemes support diverse initiatives such as genomics research, climate and health studies, AI-enabled evidence synthesis, interdisciplinary collaborations, and advanced biomedical technologies. Through these awards, Wellcome aims to foster collaboration, innovation, and transformative research that can lead to meaningful improvements in global health and wellbeing.

Researchers from eligible institutions around the world are encouraged to explore these opportunities, review eligibility criteria, and apply before the respective deadlines.

Learn more about the available funding schemes and application details on the Wellcome Research Funding page https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes#results.

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