Wellcome Accelerator Awards 2025 (up to £200,000)

Applications are open for the Wellcome Accelerator Awards 2025. This scheme will support researchers of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK to undertake activities that put them in a stronger position to reach their next career stage within academia. The funding can be used for research or research-adjacent activities, such as training, secondments, and networking.

Whether you are looking to gather preliminary data, attend specialist training, complete a secondment, build collaborative networks, or prepare high-impact publications or funding proposals, this scheme is designed to be flexible. You can propose a wide range of research or research-adjacent activities that align with your ambitions and will strengthen your academic profile.

Funding of Wellcome Accelerator

• This prestigious scheme offers up to £200,000 for project expenses, alongside the applicant’s full salary (if required), for a funding period of up to 2 years.

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Eligibility for Wellcome Accelerator

The lead applicant must:

• Self-identify as being from a:
  • Black heritage background, including a mixed heritage background. For example, Black African; Black Caribbean; Black Other; Mixed background (must include Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black backgrounds).
  • Bangladeshi heritage background, including a mixed heritage background. For example, Bangladeshi Other; Mixed background (must include Bangladeshi backgrounds).
  • Pakistani heritage background, including a mixed heritage background. For example, Pakistani Other; Mixed background (must include Pakistani backgrounds).
• Currently be working in or ordinarily resident in the UK.
• Have completed a substantive period of research training relevant to their discipline by the time they submit the application. You must have either:
  • Completed a PhD (for example, in the life sciences) or an equivalent higher research degree, at a UK institution. You must have passed your viva examination by the application deadline. Or,
  • If you have not started a PhD or equivalent degree, at least four years’ equivalent research experience (for example, in the humanities and social sciences) at a UK institution.

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Application

The next application deadline is July 15, 2025, and all submissions must be made through the Wellcome Funding Platform. A helpful information webinar will be held on 3 June 2025 at 11:00 BST, where the Wellcome team will guide applicants through the process and answer questions.

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