Wellcome Trust invites applications for Wellcome Early-Career Awards. This scheme provides funding for early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. Through innovative projects, they will deliver shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing. By the end of the award, they will be ready to lead their own independent research programme. 
Eligibility

• You can apply to this scheme if you are an early-career researcher and you are ready to design, plan and deliver your own innovative research project.
• Research can be in any discipline – including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), experimental medicine, humanities and social science, clinical/allied health sciences, and public health.
• Applicant must have completed a PhD (for example, in the life sciences) 
• Applicant must have at least four years' equivalent research experience (for example, in the humanities and social sciences). 
• You may also have some postdoctoral experience in your proposed field of study, but generally no more than three years.
• You must have sponsorship from an eligible host organization in one of the following: UK, Republic of Ireland, a low- or middle-income country (apart from India and mainland China).

The level of funding is salary and up to £400,000 for research expenses. Applications open in August 2021. Application deadline is November 2021. Visit Funder for more information.