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🎓 Medical · Any

Wellcome Early-Career Awards

Wellcome Trust

🌍 Fully Funded Any Home institution Open to: Africa (all countries)

📋About this scholarship

Funds early-career researchers in biomedical and health sciences to conduct independent research at their home institutions in Africa. Provides salary, research costs and training budget.

👤Who should apply

Researchers within 5 years of their PhD in biomedical science, public health, or health-related fields, based at an eligible institution in Africa. Medical imaging and radiology researchers who focus on disease diagnostics qualify.

📊Chances of success

★★★★★

Moderately Competitive Realistic for well-prepared students. Focus on meeting all requirements and writing a strong personal statement.

🗺️How to apply — step by step

Contact your institution's research office to confirm eligibility

Find a Wellcome-eligible senior mentor at your institution

Develop a 5-year research plan with your mentor

Submit preliminary application to Wellcome first (2-stage process)

If invited to full application, submit detailed proposal

📁Required documents

CV and publication list

Research proposal (5-year plan)

Mentor statement

Institutional support

Ethics plan

Budget justification

✍️How to write your motivation letter

Wellcome invests in people as much as projects. Your personal research narrative — where you have come from, what drove you to this field, where you are going — is as important as the science. Be authentic and specific.

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