This Wellcome Trust grant has been made available to facilitate researchers engage the public with their research. Researchers share their ideas with the public and in return get new perspectives on their research and can inspire learning, enhance research and help to improve health. The opportunity gives researchers public engagement funding of level that's justifiable for the scale and scope of their study and proposed public engagement program. The enrichment funding will end at the same time as your central Wellcome grant.
Eligibility
Applicants must be a current Wellcome-funded grant holder who is a lead applicant in one of our eligible schemes or a new applicant to one of our suitable projects.
Funds can only be used for dedicated, salaried posts and where justified, other personnel costs directly related to the programme, including salary replacement, e.g. teaching staff, consultancy costs and project management fees, direct activity and production costs, including venue costs, equipment, and materials, relevant public engagement training and development for you and any staff employed on your grant, travel costs
All of the funding schemes are eligible except the following:

• Master's Fellowships in Public Health and Tropical Medicine
• Master's Awards in Humanities and Social Science
• Four-year PhD Studentships in Science
• PhD Training Fellowships for Clinicians
• Doctoral Studentships
• Biomedical Vacation Scholarships
• Seed Awards in Science
• Seed Awards in Humanities and Social Science
• Small Grants in Humanities and Social Science
• Engagement Fellowships
• Inspiring Science Fund
• Public Engagement Fund
• Science Media Studentships
• Sustaining Excellence Awards
• The Hub Award

The program and activities supported can take many forms, such as exhibitions, community festivals and work with artists. Researchers can apply if only they have a proposal for a program of activities to inspire, consult or collaborate with the public about your research. Visit Funder for more details.