Wellcome Trust: International Engagement Awards
Overview
The scheme is open to a range of potential applicants, including scientists and health researchers, NGOs, educators, artists, theatre practitioners, and cultural and community organisations. Partnerships in all projects are encouraged and it is suggested that scientist-led projects be planned in collaboration with partners in civil society or the creative industries. Projects must either be led by, or in collaboration with, biomedical scientists or health researchers.
The audience for the project, and the engagement activity, must be in a low- or middle-income country within Sub-Saharan Africa, South-east Asia or South Asia that is also eligible for their Investigator Awards within the broader remit of the Trust (but also including India).
Projects should:
- stimulate dialogue about biomedical research and health and its impact on the public
- promote innovative partnerships between community organisations, the cultural sector, and scientists/researchers
- strengthen capacity to conduct future public or community engagement with biomedical research and health.
International Engagement Awards are up to £30,000, for projects of up to three years. Support can include:
- funding for staff directly related to the project, unless they are already funded by their organisation
- fees for other people who are essential to the project, such as consultants and artists
- essential materials and consumables, such as workshop materials, printing and stationery
- essential equipment
- production costs, press and marketing for the dissemination of the work
- travel and subsistence costs that you can justify
- evaluation and dissemination
- administration and support costs
- contingency