WT Awards in Humanities and Social Science (deadline: 4th July 2018)
The Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards seek to enable humanities and social science researchers, particularly those with a compelling research vision, to tackle the most significant questions in human health.
This funding opportunity is intended to support researchers at various stages in their academic careers.
Early-career researchers should be able to show that they can drive advances in their fields of study and have considerable promise. They should also have a strong track record relative to your career stage of:
- developing innovative and creative research
- making contributions to their specialised area of research (eg publications and impacts on policy) and/or securing grant funding
- leading or managing research projects
More established researchers should have a track record of:
- delivering innovative and creative research
- making significant contributions to the relevant area of research, eg publications and impacts on policy
- securing and managing research grants or gaining similar experience in a management role (eg in an academic department or in healthcare)
- developing and mentoring less experienced researchers.
- an established international reputation as a research leader in their field of study.
Applicants should have a permanent/open-ended or long-term rolling contract with a host organisation in the UK, Republic of Ireland, or a low- or middle-income country.
The Wellcome Trust Investigator Awards offer from £250,000 to £1 million, for awards lasting three to five years. Applicants should ask for a level and duration of funding befitting their career stage, research experience and the nature of the proposed project. Support covers research expenses, including research assistance or PhDs, research/teaching replacement, and conference and meeting costs.
For further details on this funding opportunity, please see the associated webpage here.