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Funding Opportunity Announcement | Wellcome: Discovery Research funding
-Wellcome has introduced significant changes to its Discovery Research funding portfolio to make its funding processes more flexible and better aligned with the evolving research landscape.
From 14 July 2026, its career-based schemes have moved to an always-open, rolling application process:
• Early-Career Awards
This scheme provides funding for early-career researchers (no more than 3years post-PhD) from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. Through innovative projects, they will deliver shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing. By the end of the award, they will be ready to lead their own independent research programme.
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PI salary for up to five years and up to £400 000 for research purposes.• Career Development Awards
This scheme provides funding for mid-career researchers (~1-2 periods of
research post-PhD) from any discipline who have the potential to be international research leaders. They will develop their research capabilities, drive innovative programmes of work and deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing.
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Up to eight years and applicants may request a salary.• Discovery Awards
This scheme provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding related to human life, health and wellbeing.
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Up to eight years of project expenses.Researchers can now submit applications at any time, with proposals assessed at regular intervals throughout the year. Wellcome has also updated its resubmission policy. These changes are intended to give applicants greater flexibility, reduce the pressure of fixed deadlines, and support researchers in applying when they are ready, while Wellcome continues to review and evolve its broader funding approach.
Please note: The following UCT's internal approval requirements, will continue to apply:
PI complete this intention-to-submit form if you intend applying PI to initiate an eRA Proposal Approval request and alert their Senior Finance Officer* of the budgetary support needed at least 6 weeks before the intended/planned deadline PI to submit an eRA Proposal Approval request with a ntended/planneddraft budget to the Budget Reviewer step on eRA at least 4 weeks before the intended deadline PI to submit an eRA Proposal Approval request to the Finance Approver step on eRA at least 2 weeks before the intended/planned deadline PI to submit the application on the funder portal (Wellcome Funding) at least 1 week before the funder deadline RC&I conduct review, budget approval having been received, and actional final submission on Wellcome Funding at least 1 week before the intended/planned deadline RC&I to action final submission on Wellcome Funding by the intended/planned deadline -
CALL OPEN: ICGEB South African Women in Biotechnology Programme SAWBP – PhD Fellowship – application deadline: 20 October 2026
-- The ICGEB-SAWBP PhD Fellowship Scheme, in partnership with the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation will support South African women researchers intending to study towards a PhD degree, in Biotechnology at the Cape Town Component for commencement in early 2027.
- The SAWBP programme promotes the interaction and mobility of South African women Biotechnology researchers and the ICGEB community, including mobility support to conduct research at other ICGEB Components in Trieste, Italy and New Delhi, India
- Proposed doctoral research projects must be innovative and fall within one of the ICGEB Cape Town Component macro areas of research, namely: Infectious Diseases, Non-Communicable Diseases, Bioinformatics, Plant Systems Biology and Virology.
- The Fellowships comprise a very attractive package:
Three-year PhD Fellowship
Tuition and stipend
Applying the latest techniques and methodologies to the applicant’s chosen research topic
Opportunities for mentoring, peer-to-peer learning and complementary skills
Immersion in a top class international scientific research environment
ℹ️ For further info and application process guidelines: ICGEB South African Women in Biotechnology Programme SAWBP – PhD Fellowship Call – ICGEB
Closing Date for Applications:
20 October 2026Attachment Size 2027-sawbp-fellowships-phd.pdf 3.18 MB - The ICGEB-SAWBP PhD Fellowship Scheme, in partnership with the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation will support South African women researchers intending to study towards a PhD degree, in Biotechnology at the Cape Town Component for commencement in early 2027.