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The Hub Award
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Information about the next application round will be announced here when it is available.
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Who can apply
You can apply for The Hub Award if you are part of a group of researchers and creative professionals who want to look at a health-related question in an innovative and experimental way.
Your group must be able to work as a collaborative residency at The Hub, a transdisciplinary research centre at Wellcome Collection in London.
Your project
Your proposed project should challenge how people think and feel about health, and fit with Wellcome's purpose.
We expect you to produce new insights, methodologies and interventions that will either build on existing knowledge or focus on a new field of research.
You should also develop a programme to engage the public with your research.
Examples of proposed activities and outcomes include (but are not limited to):
contributions to your area of research, for example articles, essays or an impact on health policy or practice
creative activities, for example new artworks, exhibitions, radio, TV or other engagement activities (at Wellcome Collection or elsewhere)
methodological innovations
seminars, workshops, lectures, debates or public talks
capacity building and training.
Your group
Your group should consist of people from different backgrounds, such as the arts, health and academia.
The number of people in your group should be justifiable for your proposed project. Previously, we've funded groups of four to 10 people. Find out about our current and previous groups.
One member of your group should lead the project. This person will need to spend at least half of their time on the project.
All members of the group should have a good track record in their area of expertise.
Your proposal
In your proposal, you should describe:
how being based at Wellcome Collection and working with Wellcome teams will benefit your project
your group’s expertise and what each member will do
your proposed activities and outcomes
your intended audience and how you’ll engage with them.
The Hub Award is for up to £1 million and can last between one and two years.
You should be able to justify the amount and duration of funding that you ask for.
The award offers a specially designed, flexible space at Wellcome Collection, including quiet areas, meeting and seminar rooms, and access to a recording studio.
The award can be used for a range of activities and research costs, including:
salaries for your group
salaries for collaborators and administrative staff, such as project coordinators and extra researchers
consultancy fees for resident artists, performers and musicians
project expenses, such as equipment, materials, events and public engagement activities
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.
You can ask for costs to attend conferences or meetings.
You can also ask for costs to cover caring responsibilities if you or any staff employed on the grant attend a conference. This includes childcare and any other caring responsibility they have, provided:
Wellcome is paying their salary
the conference is directly related to the project
the caring costs are over and above what they'd normally pay for care
the conference organiser and their employing organisation are unable to cover the costs.
You can ask for up to £1,000 per person for each conference.
You can ask for up to 5% of the total amount you're requesting as contingency.
Your group will be able to contribute to Wellcome Collection's public events and exchange ideas and expertise with our staff.
You can also apply for Research Enrichment funding to increase the impact of your work through activities in open research and diversity and inclusion.
What we don’t offer
It's unlikely that you'll be able to develop your own exhibition for display at Wellcome Collection.
Information about the next application round will be announced on this page when it is available.
As part of your preliminary application, you must create a short video about your project and upload it to YouTube or Vimeo. It should be a maximum of five minutes. On the preliminary application form, you’ll be asked to provide the URL to this video.
The video will be an important part of your application – you should use it to bring your project to life. Your ideas for the project are more important than how the video is produced.
The video should cover:
what your project is, including aims, objectives, background and rationale
the transdisciplinary nature of your project and why it's innovative and experimental
who your project team are and how you’ll work together
why your project is right for The Hub, and how being based at Wellcome Collection and working with Wellcome teams will benefit your project
your intended audiences
your proposed outcomes.
We recommend your video is unlisted but not private. Contact us if you have any questions.
Submit your preliminary application and short video
You must submit your preliminary application through Grant Tracker.
A panel of Wellcome staff will assess your preliminary application.
If you're shortlisted, you'll be asked to develop and submit a full application and attend an interview. You will receive up to £10,000 to develop your full application. For example, to hold team meetings, test ideas and work up your project.
Submit your full application
Submit your full application form on Grant Tracker.
The Hub Selection Panel consisting of Wellcome staff and external experts will interview shortlisted groups in The Hub at Wellcome Collection in London.
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