Wellcome Trust: Discovery Awards

provides funding for established researchers and teams from any discipline who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health, and wellbeing.

Funding: the average size of a Discovery Award is £3.5 million.

Please note: the host organisation of the lead applicant needs to be based in UK, Republic of Ireland, Low- or middle-income countries

https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/discovery-awards