SFI-HRB-Wellcome Trust Biomedical Research Partnership
Summary
The vision of the Wellcome Trust, the UK-based global charity, is to achieve extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. This is accomplished through a broad range of funding schemes in support of outstanding researchers and innovative research programmes in biomedical and clinical research and the medical humanities in the UK and overseas, including the Republic of Ireland. Since 2005, the Wellcome Trust has awarded 59 grants to Republic of Ireland institutions, with a total value of £16.2m.
From 1 October 2010 the Wellcome Trust, in partnership with SFI and the HRB, will fund biomedical and clinical research in the Republic of Ireland under the auspices of the SFI-HRB-Wellcome Trust Biomedical Research Partnership.
In line with their strategic research agendas, SFI and the HRB will co-fund with the Wellcome Trust successful biomedical and clinical science applications under the following Trust funding schemes:
- Investigator Awards
- Fellowships, including Principal Research Fellowships (PRFs)
- Strategic Awards
The Wellcome Trust will be responsible for the administration of grant applications and awards made under this Partnership.
Information for applicants based in Irish research institutions
Important points to note about the SFI-HRB-Wellcome Trust Biomedical Research Partnership:
- The following Wellcome Trust grant schemes are covered by the partnership agreement:
- Strategic Awards in Biomedical Sciences
- Senior Investigator Awards
- New Investigator Awards
- Principal Research Fellowships
- Senior Research Fellowships in Clinical Science
- Senior Research Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Science
- Intermediate Clinical Fellowships
- Research Career Development Fellowships in Basic Biomedical Science
- Research Training Fellowships for Medical, Dental & Veterinary Graduates
- Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Postdoctoral Training Fellowship for MB/PhD Graduates
- Career Re-entry Fellowships
- Early Postdoctoral Training Fellowship for Clinician Scientists
Detailed information for each scheme is provided on the Trust’s website.
- Applications should be made directly to the Wellcome Trust. The Trust will be responsible for the application assessment process and the final funding decision, liaising with the SFI and HRB at each stage.
- Because of their size and strategic importance to SFI and the HRB, prospective applicants for Principal Research Fellows (PRFs) and Strategic Awards must first liaise with SFI and the HRB and provide an expression of interest to SFI and the HRB (as per instructions from SFI and the HRB). Applicants are strongly encouraged to first contact SFI or the HRB to discuss potential applications in advance of submitting an expression of interest to the PRFs or the Strategic Awards. Grant applications made to the Trust for these schemes must be accompanied by a letter of endorsement from SFI and the HRB. The decision to provide a letter of endorsement rests with SFI and the HRB and will be final.
- The Wellcome Trust will manage successful applications for the duration of the award. Successful applicants must adhere to the terms and conditions associated with awards from the Wellcome Trust.
- Research funded under the SFI-HRB-Wellcome Trust Biomedical Research Partnership must not comprise any component of the following:
- research intended to create human embryos solely for the purpose of research or for the purpose of stem cell procurement, including by means of somatic cell nuclear transfer
- research using human embryonic stem cells or tissues
The Trust may be willing to fund such research outside the partnership agreement. If you wish to apply for funding for this purpose, please contact the Trust for advice.
- The Wellcome Trust may also be willing to consider applications from the Republic of Ireland for other grant schemes. The partnership agreement will not apply in these circumstances and funding would be provided in full by the Trust. If you wish to apply for a funding scheme not covered by the partnership agreement, please contact the Trust for advice.
- Funding in the areas of technology transfer and medical humanities will not be considered under the SFI-HRB-Wellcome Trust Biomedical Research Partnership. The Wellcome Trust may be willing to consider such applications outside the partnership agreement. Please refer to eligibility information for the relevant grant scheme on the Trust’s website, or contact the Trust for advice.
Further Information
SFI-HRB-Wellcome Trust Biomedical Research Partnership FAQ Page
Queries about Ireland's participation in this scheme & requests for endorsement should be directed to contact@wellcome-ireland.com
Grant-specific queries, should be directed to the Wellcome Trust's grants helpdesk: grantenquiries@wellcome.ac.uk, tel: 00 44 (0)207 611 2020
