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Science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone. Wellcome is a global charitable foundation. We want everyone to benefit from science’s potential to improve health and save lives. Find out more about who we are.
We fund curiosity-driven research, and we’re taking on three of the biggest health challenges facing humanity – climate change, infectious disease and mental health. With a £36.8 billion investment portfolio, we give researchers the time and resources they need to make breakthroughs.
Find out about Wellcome's research grant funding including open schemes, guidance, what we offer for different career stages and who we have funded.
The Wellcome Trust is a charitable foundation focused on health research based in London, United Kingdom. It was established in 1936 with legacies from the pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome (founder of Burroughs Wellcome, one of the predecessors of GSK plc) to fund research to improve human and animal health.
People we fund generate new knowledge about life, health and wellbeing. Discoveries made today will transform health in ways we can't yet imagine. That's why our outlook is broad, from cells to societies, physical sciences to cultural inquiry, including Wellcome Collection.
Wellcome Trust. The Wellcome Trust was founded in 1936, in accordance with Henry Wellcome’s will, to improve health by supporting scientific research and the study of medicine. Funding for this mission came from the profits of the pharmaceutical business he had built up over 50 years.
Advocating for policy change. We advocate for evidence-based approaches that improve global mental health. We do this by working with the private sector, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), charities, governments and affected communities. Read how we're influencing and informing policy.
We fund research and partnerships aimed at better understanding what and how infectious diseases thrive, as well as developing innovative tools to reduce their risk and impact. We prioritise work that promotes equitable and sustainable research and development centred on the communities most at risk.
Wellcome Trust Annual Report 2022 | 6 Reflections Entering my final few weeks at Wellcome, I’ve been reflecting on two priorities in particular. The first is equity, diversity and inclusion. Wellcome is on a path to becoming an anti-racist, anti-ableist organisation. This path is not without challenges and mistakes,
Jan 11, 2022 · The Wellcome Trust will boost spending on research to £16bn over the next 10 years as the UK’s largest charitable donor focuses on funding second and third generation vaccines while the world...
