If you have a PhD or equivalent, or you’re about to finish one, you can apply for our postdoctoral research funding in biomedical science, population health or humanities and social science. You don't need a PhD to apply for an International Training Fellowship.
During this stage in your research career, you’ll be guided by more experienced researchers while you:
consolidate your research skills and experience
explore new research areas
experience new research environments
develop your independence
expand your network of collaborators
deliver research contributions, eg publications or policy-related work.
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Qualifications, skills and experience you'll need
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To get funding for postdoctoral research, you should usually have, or expect to have, a PhD or equivalent.
You may also have some initial postdoctoral experience.
You should have:
started to make significant contributions to research
developed your own research ideas
delivered previous research projects
established collaborations.
You'll need to be able to describe your long-term research vision beyond this career stage.
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Read about the career journeys of some of our researchers.
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Funding 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.
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Wellcome Early-Career Awards
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Enabling clinically active healthcare professionals to continue their research at postdoctoral level and develop scientific independence.
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Supporting researchers who are transforming great ideas into healthcare innovations that could have a significant impact on human health.
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Innovator Awards
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Offering postdoctoral research scientists the opportunity to re-establish their scientific careers after a continuous break from research of at least two years.
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Offering recently qualified postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to start independent research careers, working in some of the best research environments in the world.
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Providing small grants to support basic biomedical scientists as they develop their independent research careers. The scheme is a collaboration between the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) and the Wellcome Trust.
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Springboard Awards
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Offering nationals of low- and middle-income countries the opportunity to receive training at postgraduate or postdoctoral level.
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Our funding in humanities and social science
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Funding 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.
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Offering practising health professionals the opportunity to carry out humanities or social science research, in any area of health.
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After postdoctoral research
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After this career stage
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If you want to continue your career in research, you should be ready to lead your own independent research programme. There are a number of possible options, including as a:
fellow leading a research programme (eg funded by a charity, research council or a university)
lecturer or other academic post
core-funded group leader (short-term or tenured)
researcher in sectors outside of academia, eg industry, policy.
If you decide not to pursue a career in research, there are many options open to you. You’ll have transferable skills that you can use in roles related to research or outside of research, eg in industry or teaching.
Or you can move between research and other professions at different stages in your career.
A career in research has useful resources about everything from negotiating a start-up package to building an international reputation.
View and compare biomedical research funding schemes offered by Wellcome and seven other UK funders on the Medical Research Council website.
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