The funding focuses on two intervention areas with the potential to scale – physical activity and circadian-based approaches
🌍 Research must take place in the UK or Africa.
📅 Join our webinar on 28 April
🗓️ Apply by 14 July
Learn more: wellcome.org/research-fun...
📢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.
• Level: Up to £200,000 per award
• Duration: Up to 2 years
• Deadline: 19 May 2026
Delivered in partnership with FCDO
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. ⤵️
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 ⤵️
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Each hub will receive up to £1.9 million for up to five years. They should have a human health focus.
Watch our webinar to learn more about this opportunity ⤵️ [2/2]
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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
A person wearing glasses is smiling. A quote beside them reads, "Evidence is strongest when generated locally. These funding calls support teams in Africa, South Asia, and South-East Asia to lead clinical trials for real-world impact." The name Florian von Groote, Head of Clinical Research, Wellcome, is shown.
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
We are also hosting a high-level global meeting to encourage agreement around the actions needed to move forward. This includes building on existing momentum and supporting greater coherence across shared efforts.
Read the paper now ⤵️ [5/5]
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This work complements other ongoing reform efforts. We hope the lessons and priorities will meaningfully inform related initiatives. [4/5]
Stakeholders share a vision of a decentralised, country-driven system – one that’s anchored in regional hubs and supported by a leaner, streamlined global health system.
They also identified urgent reforms and next steps to achieve this vision. [3/5]
Government and non-governmental representatives from over 114 countries came together to discuss global health reform.
Their insights and recommendations are captured in a newly published global synthesis paper, drawing on the reports produced by each regional partner.
So, what did we learn? [2/5]
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
Quote card attributed to Divya Shah, Research Lead at Wellcome. The quote says, "We can't lose momentum against infectious diseases. This call will fund clinical trials that turn evidence into real-world impact"
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 ⤵️
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...
The hubs will address the following sectors:
• food systems
• humanitarian assistance
• inclusive economic growth
• peace and effective institutions
• social protection
Learn more and apply ⤵️ [3/3]
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This is part of our initial round of Evidence Synthesis Infrastructure Collaborative (ESIC) investments.
Hubs will receive up to £1.9 million for up to five years. [2/3]
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]
It will fund locally led evaluations to ensure AI tools are safe and effective in low- and middle-income countries.
Learn more about how EVAH will support equitable health outcomes ⤵
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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.
One month left to apply to our Genomics in Context Awards! ⏰
We’re funding new collaborations between genomics, the humanities, social sciences and wider society.
Awards up to £500,000 for up to two years.
Apply by 16 March: wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes...
Faith Uwadiae, Ecosystems Manager at Wellcome, explains more about our work to support leaders of Black-led research initiatives: wellcome.org/insights/art... [3/3]
Grantees will receive multi-year funding of up to £48,000 to boost their long-term resilience.
They’ll also receive guidance to strengthen governance and internal systems, develop leadership skills and connect with peers.
Learn more and apply by 25 March: www.doitnownow.com/innovate-now... [2/3]
Faith Uwadiae, Ecosystems Manager at Wellcome, says: "We're supporting Black-led initiatives that expand opportunities for Black researchers in an intentional and thoughtful way."
Many Black-led initiatives in the UK that support the careers of Black researchers provide mentoring, safe spaces, networks and advocacy.
But they're often underfunded.
That's why we’re launching a new funding programme in partnership with Do it Now Now to help strengthen these initiatives. [1/3]
Closing the gap in youth mental health research New report commissioned by Wellcome: Understanding how interventions for youth depression and anxiety work Graphic shows two stick figures greeting each other on top of the highest bar of a bar chart
Most research into youth anxiety and depression comes from wealthy countries.
That’s not where the greatest need is.
A new report shows why understanding how interventions work - and adapting them for different contexts - is key to improving outcomes globally. https://wellc.me/4a7CrPZ
