Wellcome Trust

News and guidance from funder

Below are selected Wellcome Trust-related items included in recent Research Services News Bulletins, as well as selected guidance documents directly from the funder. This is not a comprehensive listing of Wellcome Trust news – you can also subscribe directly to news feeds and email alerts on the Wellcome Trust website.

RS News and funder guidanceLast updated
Wellcome Trust: updated grant conditions for Biomedical Science awards 23-Nov-12
Updated eGrants User Guides and FAQs 5-Nov-12
Wellcome Trust's eGrants functionality changes 5-Nov-12
Wellcome Trust: stricter open access policy with immediate effect 9-July-12
Wellcome Trust announces changes to translation funding schemes 9-July-12
Improved flexibility of senior biomedical schemes 13-Apr-12
Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme now awarded twice a year 16-Mar-12
Assessment Framework Report 2010/11 and Strategic Plan update 16-Mar-12
Wellcome Trust memo: new 'International Recruiting Supplement' (154kb) 1-Mar-12

Guidance from Research Services

Guidance from Research ServicesLast updated
Guidance on Resolve Costings for Wellcome Trust applications (35kb) Dec-12
Factsheet: Sir Henry Dale Fellowships 2012 - Application Guidance (86kb) Dec-12
Guidance on Wellcome Trust Open Access (OA) Policy (51kb) 16-Nov-12
Internal approval process and contacts for medical research grant applications (109kb) Oct-12
Guidance on Investigator Awards (133kb) 16-Dec-11

Electronic Submission System and Processes

System and Processes
Log-in to e-Grants
Overview of the e-Grants system
e-Grants guidelines for Departmental Administrators/Approvers

Background information

Funder's website www.wellcome.ac.uk
Funding Guide See Wellcome Trust website
Funding opportunities On the Wellcome Trust website
On ResearchProfessional.com.
Wellcome Trust Research Income at Oxford 2010/11: Oxford received £57.8M (the largest single research funder of the university)
Applications and Award Activity at Oxford 2010/11: 160 applications submitted to the value of £128.2M. 132 new awards accepted worth £114.9M, including financial amendments to existing awards (University financial year Aug-Jul)