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Wellcome Discovery Awards

Wellcome Trust

TraditionalFoundation grant

Long research programme funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline, including social science, pursuing work that shifts understanding of human life, health and wellbeing.

Indicative award
Amount not published (varies by call)No published minimum or maximum: applicants request the resources they need. The page states the average Discovery Award is £3.5 million and that applications above £5 million face additional scrutiny. Awards can run up to 8 years, averaging 7.
Timing
Several times a yearSeveral times a year · SepNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Scheme runs twice a year; the page states an upcoming deadline in September 2026 but shows no specific calendar date, so none is recorded here.
Who can apply
Mid-career & senior, Any faculty rank
Eligibility
Lead applicant must be an established researcher with international standing, holding a permanent, open-ended or long-term rolling contract at an eligible administering organisation. Currently the UK, Republic of Ireland or a low- or middle-income country (not India or mainland China); from 29 October 2026 only the UK and LMICs in Africa, South Asia and South-East Asia.
SSWR clusters
Topics
health research · wellbeing · discovery research · research programme
Apply at
https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/discovery-awards
This entry
Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

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