Wellcome Trust – changes to Grant policy

Changes to Wellcome Trust  Investigator Award and Senior & Principal Research Fellowship schemes assessment processes. Effective with immediate effect, and to  include recently-submitted applications.

Process to date:

• Applicants submit full applications for consideration by an Expert Review Groups without providing information on:
  • data management
  • clinical trials
  • animals.
• This information has only been required from those applicants shortlisted for interview.

With immediate effect:

• this information will now be requested prior to the Expert Review Group meeting;
• application forms will be updated by Christmas to reflect this change;
• during the interim phase, applicants are being contacted by Trust staff and asked to provide this information.

The assessment process for these schemes is otherwise unchanged.