Wellcome Innovator Awards
Funding great ideas for healthcare
We are offering up to £500,000 to researchers who are developing healthcare innovations that could make a major impact on human health.
What we fund
Innovator Awards fund product development for healthcare – examples include: therapeutics, vaccines, diagnostics, medical devices, digital technology and regenerative medicine.
We support projects ranging from the earliest stages of translational research up to clinical development
The project you propose must enable your innovation to move on to the next stage of development.
We’re particularly looking for proposals to solve problems in mental health, neurological disorders or neglected tropical diseases. We may consider proposals outside these areas, but you will need to contact us first.
Who can apply
We accept proposals from individuals and teams anywhere in the world, working in any discipline (not just the life and medical sciences), from academic, not-for-profit and commercial organisations.
We especially encourage partnerships between different kinds of organisations and across disciplines.
