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Wellcome Discovery Awards

Wellcome funds established researchers and teams pursuing research ideas relevant to life, health and wellbeing. Awards may run for up to eight years; the average award is £3.5 million and requests above £5 million receive additional scrutiny. Applications are accepted year-round. Administering organizations must be in the UK or an eligible low- or middle-income country in Africa, South Asia or South-East Asia, excluding mainland China.

Who can apply

Eligibility · Location · Funding

No separate eligibility, location or funding fields are recorded. Check the program summary and the funder's terms.

Funding classification

Instrument · Capital form · Allocation method · Selection

No separate instrument, capital form, allocation method or selection fields are recorded. Check the program summary and the funder's terms.

Round history

RoundWindowSizeSource
Rolling applicationsFrom September 23, 2026No deadline on fileNot statedwellcome.org

Past rounds stay on the page, so you can see how often this program opens.

Funding evidence

Detailed funding records are not yet recorded for this program.

Read the program’s recorded facts and sources

Sources

  1. 01wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/wellcome-discovery-awards
  2. 02wellcome.org/research-funding/guidance/prepare-to-apply/scheme-application-deadlines

Awards

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