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FuNdING ANALYSIS
The Trust and the Academy of Medical Three fellowship schemes have been
Total no. of grant applications 3138
Sciences launched a Starter Grants for launched by the Wellcome Trust–DBT
Total no. of grants awarded 1104
Clinical Lecturers scheme, providing up India Alliance, an £80m partnership
Total value of applications considered £1.4bn
Total value of grants awarded £531m
to £30 000 over two years, to support between the government of India and the
No. of programme grants awarded 38
clinicians’ research early in their careers. Wellcome Trust. Funding is available for
No. of PRFs awarded/renewed
1
3
Early Career Fellowships, Intermediate
No. of SRFs awarded/renewed 22
New Postdoctoral Training Fellowships Fellowships and Senior Fellowships. The
No. of intermediate fellowships awarded 8
for MB/PhD Graduates provide up to first awards have been made to
No. of training (junior) fellowships awarded 44
four years’ support, and enable fellows successful applicants in each scheme.
No. of PhD studentships awarded 184
to undertake a period of postdoctoral
research and continue their clinical
FUNDING RATES Number Value
training.
FACILITATING RESEARCH
Project grants 23% 21%
Programme grants 46% 42%
New Wellcome–Beit Prize Fellowships
•
Health Research Capacity
New PRFs (full app.) 0% 0%
have been launched. The £25 000
Strengthening initiative SRFs (full app. Basic) 16% 20%
awards, which replace the Beit Memorial The Health Research Capacity
SRFs (full app. Clinical) 30% 29%
SRFs (full app. Tropical) 0% 0%
Fellowships for Medical Research, will be Strengthening initiative, a partnership
SRFs (full app. International) 9% 8%
made annually to each of four selected between the Trust and the UK
Intermediate fellowships 11% 9%
scientists awarded a Research Career Department for International
Training (junior) fellowships 26% 26%
Development Fellowship or Intermediate Development, is supporting two bodies
History of Medicine Strategic
Clinical Fellowship. Each prize will be awarding grants in Kenya and Malawi.
and Enhancement Awards 100% 69%
made in addition to the fellowship The Consortium for National Health
History of Medicine ad hoc 40% 24%
support and can be used flexibly in Research in Kenya and the National
History of Medicine outreach 33% 15%
support of fellows’ research. Research Council of Malawi have
Research Resources in
Medical History 48% 20%
received £10m each over five years to
Biomedical Ethics 39% 29%
The Wellcome Trust and the make awards according to their national
People Awards 22% 21%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology research and training priorities. Schemes
Society Awards 50% 54%
(MIT) launched a new fellowship scheme have been launched for Centres of
Arts Large Awards 13% 13%
to promote interdisciplinary science. The Research Excellence, Research Group
Arts Small Awards 14% 13%
Wellcome Trust–MIT Postdoctoral Leaders, Research Training Fellows and
Total no. of institutions receiving
Fellowship scheme provides four years’ Research Placements.
funding in 2008/09 (UK) 88
support for research at the interface of Total no. of institutions receiving
biology/medicine and mathematics,
funding in 2008/09 (non-UK) 73
engineering, or computer, physical or
OUTSTANDING LIABILITIES
chemical sciences. Fellows will spend
Total grants commitments
2
£1.41bn
two to three years at MIT and one to two
No. of countries receiving funding 74
years in the UK.
Fellows currently supported 802
Researchers currently supported 3459
Total no. of institutions receiving
funding (UK) 106
Total no. of institutions receiving
funding (non-UK) 125
1
Includes PRF programme grant renewals.
2
As at 30 September 2009.
PRF: Principal Research Fellowship
SRF: Senior Research Fellowship
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