44 | Financial summary 2008/09
Funding developments
2008/09
NEW FuNdING INITIATIVES
The Wellcome Trust reserves a ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE The Research and Development for
significant part of its funding for Affordable Healthcare in India initiative will
major initiatives and projects of
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Insect Pollinators Initiative fund translational projects that deliver
international significance. These
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Genome-wide association studies safe and effective healthcare products for
are generally supported through India, and potentially other markets, at
Strategic Awards, which, along with
The Wellcome Trust, the Biotechnology
affordable costs. The five-year, £30m
some other large or unusual awards,
and Biological Sciences Research
initiative will support all areas of
are considered by a Strategic
Council, the Department for Environment,
technology development, including
Awards Committee.
Food and Rural Affairs, the Natural
Environment Research Council and the
diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines,
medical devices and regenerative
Ongoing funding programmes are
Scottish Government launched an Insect
medicine. A significant proportion of the
based around funding streams,
Pollinators Initiative to fund research into
programme should be conducted in
covering core areas of biomedical
the threats to bees and other insect
India, although international
science and the medical humanities.
pollinators and possible mitigation
collaborations may be eligible for support.
Cutting across these streams are
strategies.
Companies, universities and not-for-profit
funding programmes in Technology
Transfer and Public Engagement. Each
A further round of funding was provided
institutions are eligible to apply.
funding stream has associated with
for genome-wide association studies.
it one or more Funding Committees,
Projects could be carried out in ENGAGING SCIENCE
responsible for most funding decisions.
collaboration with the Wellcome Trust
Strategy Committees advise the Trust
Case Control Consortium or
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Science Media Production
on needs and opportunities within
independently (see page 6). studentships
specific areas: (1) Neuroscience and The Wellcome Trust and Imperial College
Mental Health; (2) Molecular and USING KNOWLEDGE London are launching studentships to
Physiological Sciences; (3) Pathogens, support biomedical students interested in
Immunology and Public Health; (4)
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Health Innovation Challenge Fund a career in science broadcasting. The
Medical Humanities; (5) Technology themed call 18-month studentships will enable two
Transfer; and (6) Public Engagement.
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Research and development for students to undertake a postgraduate
Affordable Healthcare in India course in Science Media Production at
The funding streams offer a variety
The Department of Health and the
Imperial, including a six-month placement
of forms of support, such as project
Wellcome Trust invited the first funding
in the broadcast industry.
and programme grants, and career
proposals under the Health Innovation
development awards. Technology
Challenge Fund, launched to further the
Transfer funding comprises Translation
DEVELOPING PEOPLE
development of innovative healthcare
Awards and Strategic Translation
products. Through the provision of
Awards, as well as Strategic Translation
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Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers
‘gap-bridging’ funding, this five-year,
Awards in Seeding Drug Discovery.
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Wellcome Trust Postdoctoral
£100 million initiative will stimulate the Training Fellowships for Mb/Phd
Public Engagement support is primarily
delivery of technologies, products and Graduates
through the Engaging Science
interventions having clinical applicability in
programme, which includes Society
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Wellcome–beit Prize Fellowships
and beyond the NHS within three to five
Awards, People Awards, International
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Wellcome Trust–MIT Postdoctoral
years. The first themed call, providing Fellowships
Engagement Awards and Small and
total funding of up to £20m, focused on
Large Arts Awards.
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Wellcome Trust–dbT India Alliance
the clinical application of genetic fellowships
discoveries.
Occasional large capital awards
are made to support nationally or
internationally important developments.
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