Wellcome Trust is a major UK-based global health philanthropy that backs science, research infrastructure, and evidence generation aimed at solving urgent health challenges. Its giving is especially strong in infectious disease, clinical trials, and transdisciplinary research led by institutions in Africa, South Asia, and South-East Asia, while its broader portfolio also supports science communication, research institutions, and public engagement with health and science. The trust often funds large, high-impact collaborations and long-term research capacity, rather than small one-off community grants.
Primarily large, programmatic research grants with defined calls and deadlines; awards range from development grants up to £200,000 to full trial awards in the $1M-$8M range. Funding is often competitive, thematic, and eligibility-limited to transdisciplinary teams in specified geographies, with some invite-only or partnership-based support for institutions and programs.
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Monitor open calls closely and apply through the specified programme deadlines; current infectious disease opportunities are restricted to teams led from Africa, South Asia, or South-East Asia. Proposals should be transdisciplinary, clearly policy-relevant, and focused on optimizing existing licensed interventions rather than basic discovery alone.
Current and upcoming funding from Wellcome Trust that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Lead applicant must be based at an administering organisation in a low- or middle-income country in Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia (excluding mainland China). Intended for mid-career and established researchers; coapplicants required.
Deadline: Deadline: 02 June 2026
Who can apply: Researchers and organisations must meet Wellcome grant conditions and eligibility requirements; open to researchers at early-career, mid-career and established stages.
Deadline: Varies by scheme.
Who can apply: Scheme-specific eligibility applies; applicants must meet Wellcome grant conditions.
Deadline: Varies by scheme.
Who can apply: Scheme-specific eligibility applies; some funding is focused on low- and middle-income countries; applicants must meet Wellcome grant conditions.
Deadline: Varies by scheme.
Who can apply: Scheme-specific eligibility applies; applicants must meet Wellcome grant conditions and relevant mental health programme remit.
Deadline: Varies by scheme.
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