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INTERNATIONAL TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS (CLOSED)

This scheme offers nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity
to receive training at postgraduate or postdoctoral level.

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WE’RE CHANGING OUR FUNDING SCHEMES

The way we fund research is changing to support our new strategy.


SCHEME AT A GLANCE 


THIS SCHEME IS NOW CLOSED

Career stage:
Postdoctoral research, Postgraduate training
Type of researcher:
Basic, Clinical, Public health
Where your host organisation is based:
Low- or middle-income countries (apart from India and mainland China)
Level of funding:

Usually £150,00 to £300,000 for salary, fees and research expenses

Duration of funding:

3 years


KEY DATES

This scheme will close in 2021. These are the final dates.

APRIL 2021 ROUND

This is the final round.


 * PRELIMINARY APPLICATION DEADLINE
   
   7 April 2021, 17:00 BST


 * FULL APPLICATION DEADLINE
   
   29 June 2021, 17:00 BST


 * FUNDING DECISION
   
   Due to Covid-19, we may not be able to hold interviews. Candidates will be
   contacted with further details.


ELIGIBILITY AND SUITABILITY


WHO CAN APPLY

You can apply for an International Training Fellowship if:

 * you're a national of a low- or middle-income country
 * your proposed research focuses on a health priority in a low- or
   middle-income country
 * you have sponsorship from an eligible host organisation in a low- or
   middle-income country apart from mainland China.

You must want to undertake a guided period of research so that you can
consolidate your existing experience and explore new areas of research.

You must:

 * have a PhD and be an early-career researcher

or

 * have a degree in a relevant subject and some initial research experience

or

 * be a clinically qualified doctor (and be qualified to enter higher specialist
   training), vet, dentist or clinical psychologist, and have some initial
   research experience. 

If you don't have a PhD, we expect you to start one at the same time as the
fellowship. You should register for your PhD at a local academic organisation.
If this isn't possible, contact us before submitting your application.

If you are in the last year of a PhD, you must have been awarded the PhD before
you start the fellowship. We don't provide PhD top-up funding.

You can apply if you have a permanent or rolling employment contract, but only
if you're at an early stage in your career. Please contact us first to discuss.

If you've been away from research (eg for a career break, maternity leave, or
long-term sick leave), we'll allow for this when we consider your application.

YOUR RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Your research proposal should be within our science remit and focus on a health
priority in a low- or middle-income country.

When we consider your application, we'll look at:

 * your research experience
 * the quality and importance of your research question(s)
 * your knowledge of the scientific area
 * the feasibility of your proposal
 * the suitability of your choice of sponsor, supervisors and environments
 * your vision of how this fellowship will contribute to your career
   development.

We encourage fellows to collaborate with researchers in other low- and
middle-income countries.

At the end of this fellowship, you should be able to show:

 * you have the potential to be an independent leader in your area of research
 * you have the skills and experience to apply for more advanced (intermediate
   level) funding schemes.

For more information, read our Guidance on International Training Fellowships
[DOCX 25KB].
 


WHO CAN'T APPLY

You can't apply if:

 * you've previously held, or currently hold, an internationally competitive
   fellowship at an equivalent level eg an NIH Fogarty fellowship
 * you're a researcher in India – instead see the Wellcome Trust/Department of
   Biotechnology India Alliance 
 * you're currently applying for another Wellcome fellowship.

If you've already been unsuccessful with a full application for this scheme,
please contact us before you apply again.

You can't apply to carry out activities that involve the transfer of grant funds
into mainland China.


WHAT'S EXPECTED OF YOUR HOST ORGANISATION

You must be based at an eligible host organisation in a low- or middle-income
country for the research project. This could be your current organisation or a
different one.  

When your host organisation submits your application, they must agree to provide
the space and resources you'll need from the start date through to the end date
of your award.

You can do your training at centres of excellence regionally or
internationally. 

SPONSOR

You must have a sponsor who is a head of department or equivalent (for example
centre director or head of school) in your host organisation.

The sponsor must be able to guarantee that you’ll have a post for the duration
of the fellowship. The sponsor should not expect you to spend more than eight
hours a week on non-research activities (for example clinical duties, teaching
or administration).

Your sponsor's support and mentorship should be part of a longer-term commitment
to help you achieve your career aspirations.


SUPERVISOR

You must have a supervisor who will be responsible for the day-to-day
supervision of your research project.

You should also have additional supervisors for each period that you spend
outside your host organisation, including your taught course. They must agree to
provide the space and resources you’ll need.

You should give careful thought to your choice of supervisor(s). 

A supervisor should:

 * have an ongoing research programme
 * have a strong track record in research, training and mentorship
 * provide you with guidance during the application process and fellowship.

You can nominate your sponsor as a supervisor, if appropriate.


OTHER SCHEMES


INTERNATIONAL INTERMEDIATE FELLOWSHIPS

Offering nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to lead
their own research programmes.
Full details of International Intermediate Fellowships


SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

Supporting independent researchers who are emerging as global leaders in their
field and want to tackle the most important questions in science.
Full details of Senior Research Fellowships


INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S FELLOWSHIPS

Offering nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to
receive training at Master’s degree level.
Full details of International Master’s Fellowships
Scheme finder


WHAT WE OFFER

An International Training Fellowship is for three years, unless you want to hold
it on a part-time basis. 

If you want to do Master's training or a diploma course relevant to the research
proposal, the fellowship can last up to four years. You must be able to justify
this training. 

The support includes:

 * a basic salary (determined by your host organisation)
   
   As this is a fellowship scheme, you must request your salary on the grant.
   
   We will fund the total cost of your salary for the entire period of the
   grant.
   
   You can only receive one salary during your grant. If you are already paid a
   salary, your host organisation may use it to pay the person who replaces you.
   
   You should ask your host organisation to calculate your salary during the
   grants. It should reflect the skills, responsibilities and expertise needed
   to carry out the role, and include:
   
    * your basic salary
    * employer’s contributions, including any statutory obligations (eg National
      Insurance contributions if you’re based in the UK) and pension scheme
      costs
    * any incremental progression up the salary scale
    * locally recognised allowances such as London allowance.
   
   For Year 1 include any known pay awards for this period or an assumed
   percentage equivalent to our current inflation rate of 2.0% if this hasn’t
   been confirmed. We will automatically increase your salary from Year 2
   onwards, based on our current inflation allowance rates.
   
   Find out more about fellows working on a Wellcome grant.
   
   
   VISA AND WORK PERMIT COSTS
   
   If Wellcome is going to pay your salary on the grant, you can ask for visa
   and work permit costs to help you take up the post at your host organisation.
   You can also ask for:
   
    * visa costs for your partner and dependent children
    * Immigration Health Surcharge costs for you, your partner and dependent
      children if you will be in the UK for six months or more
    * essential associated costs, such as travel to attend appointments at a
      visa application centre or embassy if you can justify these.

 * personal removal expenses
   
   If you have to move to take up the post at your host organisation, you can
   ask for £1,000. You'll need to justify this.

 * overheads
   
   You can ask for overheads if your grant will be based at a:
   
    * university outside the UK or Republic of Ireland
    * research organisation that does not receive core funding for overheads
    * charitable or not-for-profit organisation
    * small or medium-sized commercial organisation.
   
   You can also ask for overheads on any part of your grant that is
   sub-contracted to any of the organisations listed above.
   
   If you’re based at a UK university you can’t ask for overheads for
   sub-contracted activity if your university will include the sub-contracted
   funding in its annual report to the UK Charity Research Support Fund.
   
   Overheads can include:
   
    * estates, for example building and premises
    * non-project dedicated administrative and support staff
    * administration, for example finance, library, and room hire.
   
   The total cost for overheads should not be more than:
   
    * 20% of the direct research costs if you’re based in a low- or
      middle-income country
    * 15% of the direct research costs if you’re based anywhere else.
   
   These costs must directly support the activity funded by the grant.
   
   HOW TO APPLY FOR THESE COSTS
   
   In your grant application you must:
   
    * give a full breakdown of costs (you can't ask for a percentage of the
      research costs)
    * explain why these costs are necessary for your research
    * include a letter from the finance director of your host organisation, or
      the sub-contracted organisation, confirming that the breakdown is a true
      representation of the costs incurred.

 * research expenses, directly related to your proposal
    * staff
      
         In exceptional circumstances, we will cover the salaries of full or
         part-time staff to work on your project. They might be:
      
          * research assistants or technicians employed on your grant
          * staff involved in fieldwork or clinical studies in a low- or
            middle-income country.
      
       * How to cost salaries for research staff
         
         Staff salaries should be appropriate to skills, responsibilities and
         expertise. You should ask your host organisation to use their salary
         scales to calculate these costs, which should include:
         
          * basic salary
          * employer’s contributions, including any statutory obligations (eg
            National Insurance contributions if you’re based in the UK) and
            pension scheme costs
          * Apprentice Levy charges for UK-based salaries
          * any incremental progression up the salary scale
          * locally recognised allowances such as London allowance.
         
         You should allow for salary pay awards during Year 1. These should be
         based on pay awards already agreed: if you don’t know what the pay
         award is yet then use our inflation rate.
         
         From Year 2 onwards, you should use your organisation’s current pay
         rates. We’ll provide a separate inflation allowance for salary
         inflation costs.
         
         Find out more about people working on a Wellcome grant.
      
      
         VISA AND WORK PERMIT COSTS
      
         If you have named people on your grant whose salaries will be funded by
         Wellcome, you can ask for visa or work permit costs to help them take
         up their posts at the host organisation. You can also ask for:
      
          * visa costs for the person’s partner and dependent children
          * essential associated costs, such as travel to attend appointments at
            a visa application centre or embassy if you can justify these
          * Immigration Health Surcharge costs for the person, their partner and
            dependent children if they will be in the UK for six months or more.
   
    * materials and consumables
      
      We will pay for the materials and consumables you need to carry out your
      proposed research, including:
      
       * laboratory chemicals and materials (eg reagents, isotopes, peptides,
         enzymes, antibodies, gases, proteins, cell/tissue/bacterial culture,
         plasticware and glassware)
       * associated charges for shipping, delivery and freight
       * project-specific personal protective equipment (PPE) that is above the
         standard expected for the setting.
   
    * animals
      
      You can ask for funds to buy animals if they are essential to your
      project. We will also fund the charge-out rates for animal house
      facilities if your organisation uses full economic costing methodology.
      These costs include:
      
       * running costs (including animal maintenance, any experimental
         procedures, licences and relevant staff training)
       * appropriate estates costs
       * cage and equipment depreciation costs, but not building depreciation
         costs.
      
      We may not pay the full charge-out rate for an animal house facility if
      we've provided significant funding towards the infrastructure and/or core
      support of the facility.
      
      If your organisation doesn’t use full economic costing methodology to
      establish charge-out rates for animal house facilities, you can ask for
      funds to cover:
      
       * the cost of buying animals
       * running costs (including animal maintenance, any experimental
         procedures, licences and relevant staff training)
       * staff costs, eg contributions towards the salaries of animal house
         technicians.
      
      We won’t provide estates or depreciation costs.
   
    * equipment
      
      
      EQUIPMENT PURCHASE
      
      Your chosen research environment(s) should have the necessary equipment
      for you to complete your work. The fellowship can be used to cover smaller
      items of equipment that are essential to your proposed research project.
      Costs may include purchase, delivery, installation, maintenance and
      training, where necessary.
      
      We will cover VAT and import duties if:
      
       * the usual UK exemptions on equipment used for medical research don’t
         apply
       * you’re applying from a non-UK organisation, and you can show these
         costs can’t be recovered.
      
      
      EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
      
      We will cover maintenance costs for equipment if:
      
       * you are requesting it in your application
       * it is existing equipment that is:
         * funded by us or another source
         * essential to the proposed research project
         * more than five years old
         * cost effective to keep maintaining it.
      
      We won’t cover maintenance costs for equipment if there is a mechanism in
      place to recoup these costs through access charges.
      
      
      COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
      
      We will cover the cost of one personal computer or laptop per person up to
      £1,500.
      
      We won't pay for:
      
       * more expensive items, unless you can justify them
       * installation or training costs.
   
    * access charges
      
      You can ask for the cost of access to shared equipment or facilities if
      they’re essential to your research project. These may include materials
      and consumables, plus a proportion of:
      
       * maintenance and service contracts
       * staff time costs for dedicated technical staff employed to operate the
         equipment or facility.
      
      We don’t cover the costs of:
      
       * estates and utilities
       * depreciation or insurance
       * other staff eg contributions towards departmental technical,
         administrative and management staff time.
      
      If the facilities or equipment were paid for by a Wellcome grant, you can
      only ask for access charges if:
      
       * the grant has ended
       * any support for running costs and maintenance contracts has ended.
   
    * travel and subsistence
      
      
      TRAVEL COSTS
      
      CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE
      
      You can ask for a contribution towards the costs of attending scientific
      and academic meetings and conferences, including registration fees and the
      costs to offset the carbon emissions of your travel. The limits are:
      
       * Fellow – £2,000 a year
       * Research staff employed on your grant – £1,000 each a year.
      
      You’ll need to specify the amount you’re requesting for each person.
      
      You can also ask for costs to cover caring responsibilities if you or any
      staff employed on your grant attend a conference. This includes childcare
      and any other caring responsibility you have, provided:
      
       * Wellcome is paying your salary
       * the conference is directly related to your research
       * the caring costs are over and above what you'd normally pay for care
       * the conference organiser and your employing organisation are unable to
         cover the costs.
      
      You can ask for up to £1,000 per person for each conference.
      
      COLLABORATIVE TRAVEL
      
      We provide travel and subsistence costs for you and any research staff
      employed on your grant for visits to collaborators, and for collaborators
      to visit your laboratory. You’ll need to justify each visit and its
      duration.
      
      OTHER TRAVEL
      
      We will pay for other essential visits, for example to facilities, for
      sample collection and for fieldwork. You can include subsistence costs.
      
      CARBON OFFSET COSTS
      
      This is a new policy. It applies to all types of travel costs Wellcome
      provides.
      
      You can ask for:
      
       * the cost of low carbon travel where practical, even if it's more
         expensive (for example travelling by train instead of flying)
       * project-related resources or activities that provide an alternative to
         travel, such as video conferencing, communication and file-sharing
         software
       * costs to offset the carbon emissions of the journeys you make.
      
      You can also ask for project-related infrastructure costs to minimise your
      travel. This is in line with our overheads policy. Examples include:
      
       * organisation-wide video conferencing packages
       * high-speed broadband
       * HD screens.
      
      See our carbon offset policy for travel for information on what you and
      your organisation need to do.
      
      SUBSISTENCE COSTS
      
      If you’re away for up to one month you can ask for subsistence costs.
      These include accommodation, meals and incidentals (eg refreshments or
      newspapers).
      
      If your administering organisation has a subsistence policy, use their
      rates.
      
      If your administering organisation doesn’t have a subsistence policy,
      please use the HMRC rates.
      
      If you’re away for more than one month and up to 12 months, we will pay
      reasonable rental costs only, including aparthotels. You should discuss
      appropriate rates with your administering and host organisations, or
      Wellcome, as appropriate. We expect you to choose the most economical
      options, booked in advance where possible.
      
      If you’re from a low- or middle- income country and will be working in a
      high-income country for more than one month and up to 12 months, you can
      also ask for up to £10 a day to cover extra costs, such as transport and
      incidentals.
      
      If you’re away for more than 12 months, we will pay the costs of your
      housing. You should discuss your needs with your administering and host
      organisations.
      
      The allowance we provide will be based on family and business need. We
      will set the maximum allowance we pay for each location. This will be
      based on current market data or, where data is unavailable, in
      consultation with your administering organisation, using equivalent market
      rates. Please contact us if you need help calculating the costs.
      
      We will cover the direct expenses you have to pay to find and rent a home.
      We will not cover the cost of utilities or any refurbishment.
      
      OVERSEAS RESEARCH
      
      If you or any research staff employed on your grant will be doing research
      away from your home laboratory, we'll help with the additional costs of
      working on the project overseas. Please see the 'Overseas allowances'
      section for details.
   
    * overseas allowances
      
         If you or any staff employed on your grant will be spending time in
         another country, we’ll help you with the additional costs of working on
         the project overseas.
      
         Our overseas allowances are:
      
          * a contribution towards the personal cost of carrying out research
            overseas, to ensure that you are not disadvantaged
          * provided on the assumption that you’ll be paying income tax, either
            in your home country, or the country you will be working in (your
            personal tax is your responsibility).
          * provided on the understanding that you or your partner will not
            receive equivalent allowances from elsewhere
          * determined by the amount of time you will spend away from your home
            country.
      
         CARBON OFFSET COSTS
      
         We expect the people we fund to choose travel that has a lower carbon
         impact, where practical, even if it’s more expensive (for example
         travelling by train instead of flying).
      
         You can ask for costs to offset the carbon generated by the travel, as
         part of your overseas allowances.
      
         See our carbon offset policy for travel for information on what you and
         your organisation need to do.
      
       * Partners and dependants travelling with you
         
         If you will be away more than 12 months, we will provide overseas
         allowances for your partner and any dependants if they are travelling
         with you.
         
         If you will be away for 12 months or less and can justify why your
         partner and dependants must travel with you, we may provide overseas
         allowances for them.
         
         We define your partner as the person:
         
          * you’re married to
          * you’re not married to but with whom you’ve been in a relationship
            for at least a year
         
         and
         
          * you live with at the same permanent address and share some form of
            joint financial commitment with (eg a mortgage).
      
          
      
         See a list of low- and middle-income countries, as defined by the
         Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
      
         You can ask for the following allowances. You need to provide estimated
         costs as accurately as possible.
      
          * outward and return travel
            
            We will pay your travel costs at the beginning and end of your
            overseas work. Costs can be for air, ferry, train or coach fares.
            
            All fares should be:
            
             * in line with our carbon offset policy
             * booked in advance where possible.
         
          * baggage and freight shipping allowance
            
            If you are away for up to 12 months, you can ask for up to 80kg of
            additional baggage or unaccompanied airline freight for your outward
            and return journeys.
            
            If you are away for more than 12 months, you can ask for the costs
            of shipping your personal items at the beginning and end of your
            overseas work.
            
            We will pay the full cost of transporting:
            
             * half a standard shipping container if you’re travelling alone
             * a whole standard shipping container (20ft) if you’re travelling
               with a partner and/or dependants.
         
          * medical and travel insurance
            
            We will pay the cost of your medical insurance and travel insurance.
            
            If you will be working in a low- or middle-income country we will
            also cover the cost of emergency evacuation cover.
            
            We won’t pay for medical insurance if you will be based in the UK or
            Republic of Ireland.
         
          * visas and vaccinations
            
            We will pay the costs of visas, vaccinations and anti-malaria
            treatment.
         
          * housing security
            
            You can ask for this if you’ll be based in a low- or middle-income
            country and it is necessary.
            
            Costs can include guards, panic buttons and alarms. You should ask
            your employing organisation for advice on the level of security you
            need.
         
          * accommodation and subsistence
            
            If you’re away for up to one month you can ask for subsistence
            costs. These include accommodation, meals and incidentals (eg
            refreshments or newspapers).
            
            If your administering organisation has a subsistence policy, use
            their rates.
            
            If your administering organisation doesn’t have a subsistence
            policy, please use the HMRC rates.
            
            If you’re away for more than one month and up to 12 months, we will
            pay reasonable rental costs only, including aparthotels. You should
            discuss appropriate rates with your administering and host
            organisations, or Wellcome, as appropriate. We expect you to choose
            the most economical options, booked in advance where possible.
            
            If you’re from a low- or middle- income country and will be working
            in a high-income country for more than one month and up to 12
            months, you can also ask for up to £10 a day to cover extra costs,
            such as transport and incidentals.
            
            If you’re away for more than 12 months, we will pay the costs of
            your housing. You should discuss your needs with your administering
            and host organisations.
            
            The allowance we provide will be based on family and business need.
            We will set the maximum allowance we pay for each location. This
            will be based on current market data or, where data is unavailable,
            in consultation with your administering organisation, using
            equivalent market rates. If you need help calculating the costs
            please contact Grants Management.
            
            We will cover the direct expenses you have to pay to find and rent a
            home. We will not cover the cost of utilities or any refurbishment.
         
          * education
            
            If you’re away for more than 12 months we will pay:
            
            Local nursery or school fees
            
            You can ask for these costs if you are in a location where there
            isn’t free local education of the same standard as in your home
            country.
            
            Costs include:
            
             * local nursery school fees up to a maximum of 30 hours a week for
               3 to 4 year olds
             * local junior or secondary school fees, up to the end of secondary
               school education.
            
            Local international school fees
            
            You can ask for these costs if local schools do not provide the same
            standard of education as in your home country. We will only pay the
            published termly school fees.
            
            We will not cover the costs of:
            
             * extracurricular activities, including field trips
             * other extras including, but not limited to, uniforms, sports kit
               and equipment, transport, meals, books and electronic equipment.
            
            Boarding school fees
            
            We will consider paying the cost of boarding school fees in your
            home country if:
            
             * a local international school is not available
             * both parents, guardians or the sole care giver live outside the
               home country.
            
            The allowance covers:
            
             * up to a maximum of £30,000 a year for each child for the
               published termly fees only
             * the cost of return airfares at the start and end of each school
               term, in line with our carbon offset policy for travel.
            
            We will not cover the costs of:
            
             * additional annual leave airfares
             * extracurricular activities, including field trips
             * other extras including, but not limited to, uniforms, sports kit
               and equipment, transport, meals, books and electronic equipment.
            
            We will cover the cost of providing special needs education as far
            as possible. Please contact us to discuss your needs.
            
            We would not usually expect to provide an education allowance if you
            will be working in a high-income country.
         
          * annual leave travel costs
            
            If you will be away for more than 12 months, we’ll pay for you to
            travel back to your home country for annual leave. This is in
            addition to your outward and return travel costs and depends on how
            long you will be away:
            
             * 12-24 months – 1 annual leave trip
             * 25-36 months – 2 annual leave trips
             * 37-48 months – 3 annual leave trips
             * 49-60 months – 4 annual leave trips
             * 61-72 months – 5 annual leave trips.
            
            All fares should be:
            
             * in line with our carbon offset policy
             * booked in advance where possible.
         
          * language lessons
            
            If you will be away for more than 12 months, you can ask for up to
            100 hours of lessons in the local language for you and/or your
            partner during the first 12 months of your visit.
            
            We will cover 100% of the costs for local language school classes or
            up to 50% of the costs of individual tuition.
            
            We will not cover the cost of examinations or personal learning
            materials such as DVDs and books.
   
    * fieldwork expenses
      
      We cover fieldwork costs if they’re essential and you can justify them.
      Costs can include:
      
       * survey and data collection, including communication and data collection
         services and any associated costs such as essential field materials,
         travel costs and language translation services
       * the purchase, hire and running costs of vehicles dedicated to your
         project
       * expenses for subjects and volunteers, including the recruitment of
         participants, their participatory fees and travel costs
       * statistical analysis.
      
      You can ask for other fieldwork costs that aren’t listed here, but you’ll
      need to justify them.
   
    * inflation allowance
      
      We will add an inflation allowance to your award.
      
      
      HOW WE CALCULATE YOUR INFLATION ALLOWANCE
      
      Your inflation allowance is based on your total eligible costs and the
      duration of the award. You'll receive the following allowance if the costs
      in your application are in pounds sterling, euros or US dollars.
      
      Award duration (in months)Inflation
      allowance0-120.0%13-241.0%25-362.0%37-483.0%49-604.1%61-725.1%73-846.2%
      
      These rates are calculated using compound inflation at 2.0% a year from
      Year 2 onwards.
      
      If your costs are in any other currency, we will use an inflation
      allowance that reflects the inflation rate of the country where the host
      organisation is based.
      
      
      WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR APPLICATION
      
      The costs in your application must be based on current known costs,
      excluding inflation.
      
      You should allow for salary pay awards during Year 1. These should be
      based on pay awards already agreed; if you don’t know what the pay award
      is yet then use our inflation rate.
      
      Wellcome's studentship stipend scales for non-clinical/basic science PhD
      studentships include an annual increase for inflation.
   
    * open access charges
      
      If your organisation receives block funding, you can ask them to cover
      your open access article processing charges.
      
      If you're at an organisation that doesn't receive block grant funding,
      we’ll supplement your grant when your paper has been accepted for
      publication.
      
      You can't ask for these charges in your grant application.
   
    * other costs
      
      Costs you may ask for (you will have to justify these costs in your
      application):
      
       * specialist publications that are relevant to the research and not
         available in institutional libraries
       * expenses for subjects and volunteers – includes recruitment of
         participants, their participatory fees and travel, as well as
         interviewee expenses
       * consultancy fees
       * reasonable research-associated costs related to the feedback of
         health-related findings but not any healthcare-associated costs
       * costs associated with developing an outputs management plan
       * questionnaires, recruitment material, newsletters etc for clinical,
         epidemiological and qualitative research studies
       * public engagement materials where dissemination (including printing and
         publishing) is a key activity of the project
       * staff recruitment costs, including advertising and interviewee travel
         costs
       * formal transferable skills and personal development training, including
         the International Funders Award
       * purchase, hire and running costs of project-dedicated vehicles.
      
      Costs we won’t pay:
      
       * estates costs – such as building and premises costs, basic services and
         utilities. This also includes phone, postage, photocopying and
         stationery, unless you can justify these within a clinical or
         epidemiological study.*
       * page charges and the cost of colour prints
       * research, technical and administrative staff whose time is shared
         across several projects and isn’t supported by an audit record*
       * PhD stipends
       * charge-out costs for major facilities* – departmental technical and
         administrative services, and use of existing equipment
       * cleaning, waste and other disposal costs*
      
      *We will fund these costs in the case of animal-related research.
      
       * indirect costs – this includes general administration costs such as
         personnel, finance, library, room hire and some departmental services
       * office furniture, such as chairs, desks, filing cabinets, etc.
       * clothing such as lab coats, shoes, protective clothing
       * non-research related activities, eg catering, room and venue hire for
         staff parties, team-building events and social activities
       * indemnity insurance (insurance cover against claims made by subjects or
         patients associated with a research programme)
       * ethics reviews, unless you are in a low- or middle-income country
       * radiation protection costs.
      
      Costs grantholders can claim on biomedical science research grants.

 * course fees
   
   You should register for your higher degree at a local academic organisation.
   If this isn't possible, contact us to discuss it before submitting your
   application.

If you ask for research assistance you must give a strong justification for it.

You can also apply for Research Enrichment funding to increase the impact of
your work through activities in public engagement and diversity and inclusion.


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HOW TO APPLY

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(WTGT).

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STAGES OF APPLICATION

 1. BEFORE YOU APPLY
    
    It's important to check that your application is competitive. Please read
    the advice in the ‘Eligibility and suitability’ section above before you
    apply.
    
    We encourage you to discuss your application with your sponsor and research
    supervisor. They will give you advice about the intellectual quality and
    importance of your project. They will also help you to decide whether it's
    the right time for you to apply.
    
    We also encourage you to contact your research office at your host
    organisation as early as possible in the application process. They should be
    able to advise you on:
    
    * how to structure your application, including the budget 
    * what information is needed to support your proposal 
    * how much time your host organisation will need to approve your application
      after you submit it. 
    
    You can also get some tips to help you write a Wellcome grant application
    and guidance on using Grant Tracker.

 2. SUBMIT YOUR PRELIMINARY APPLICATION
    
    You must submit your preliminary application through Grant Tracker.
    
    View the Sample preliminary application form for International Training and
    Intermediate Fellowships [PDF 143KB].

 3. REVIEW OF PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS
    
    We'll assess your eligibility and give advice about your competitiveness and
    the resources you've requested. We'll give you a decision within four weeks
    of the preliminary application deadline. If suitable, we'll invite you to
    submit a full application.

 4. SUBMIT YOUR FULL APPLICATION TO YOUR HOST ORGANISATION FOR APPROVAL
    
    Complete the full application form on Grant Tracker. A person at your host
    organisation with the role of 'authorised organisational approver' will get
    an automated email from Wellcome asking them to review and submit the
    application.
     
    Make sure you leave enough time for the approver to do this before the
    deadline. The approver may ask you to make changes to your application.
    
    View the Sample full application form for International Training Fellowships
    [PDF 454KB].

 5. HOST ORGANISATION REVIEWS YOUR APPLICATION AND SUBMITS IT TO US
    
    Your application must be submitted by 17:00 (GMT/BST) on the deadline day.

 6. EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW
    
    We’ll seek written comments from external expert reviewers. 

 7. SCIENTIFIC REVIEW AND SHORTLISTING
    
    The International Interview Committee will shortlist applications. If
    shortlisted, we'll notify you at least four weeks before an interview and
    send you unattributed comments from the external peer review.

 8. INTERVIEW
    
    If you're invited for interview, you'll be asked to make a short
    presentation. This will be followed by questions from the International
    Interview Committee. Interviews take place at the Wellcome offices in
    London. We'll provide travel and accommodation costs. Get advice on how to
    prepare for a Wellcome funding interview.


DISABLED APPLICANTS

If you are disabled or have a chronic health condition, we can support you with
the application process.


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DATES

You must submit your application by 17:00 (GMT/BST) on the deadline day. We
don't accept late applications.

NOVEMBER 2020 ROUND


 * PRELIMINARY APPLICATION DEADLINE
   
   5 November 2020, 17:00 GMT (was 19 November)


 * FULL APPLICATION DEADLINE
   
   4 February 2021, 17:00 GMT


 * FUNDING DECISION
   
   Due to Covid-19, we may not be able to hold interviews. Candidates will be
   contacted with further details.

APRIL 2021 ROUND

This is the final round.


 * PRELIMINARY APPLICATION DEADLINE
   
   7 April 2021, 17:00 BST


 * FULL APPLICATION DEADLINE
   
   29 June 2021, 17:00 BST


 * FUNDING DECISION
   
   Due to Covid-19, we may not be able to hold interviews. Candidates will be
   contacted with further details.


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 * Sample preliminary application form for International Training and
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 * Sample full application form for International Training Fellowships [PDF
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 * International Schemes Application Tips [PPTX 664KB]


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