ISSF Seed Corn Fund

The aim of this fund is to:

• Support outstanding postdoctoral researchers allowing them to generate preliminary data to support independent Fellowship applications.
• Support early career academics, enabling them to generate preliminary data in support of research grant applications.

Current funding round

Round three

The scope of this third round of funding has been widened to include support for:

• Outstanding postdoctoral researchers - allowing them to generate preliminary data to support independent Fellowship applications.
• Early career academics - enabling them to generate preliminary data in support of research grant applications.
• Mid-career and senior academics seeking pump priming support for new activity that will lead to a Wellcome Trust application. First time applicants to the Trust are particularly encouraged.

Each award will be up to £20,000 (£30,000 for mid-career and senior academics) typically for up to 12 months. We anticipate making five to seven awards in 2013 across all disciplines.

The award can be used to:

• Cover the direct incurred costs of the proposed project
• Provide technical assistance or consumables.
• Or as required to complete the proposed project.

The proposed work must be within the remit of the Wellcome Trust.

Criteria for assessment:

• Applicant’s track record.
• Proposed project.
• Proposed outputs for this funding (eg what anticipated grant applications).

The closing date is 1 February 2013.

Download the Call Document 

To express interest and obtain an application form please email Allison McCaig.

Previous funding rounds

There were two calls for Wellcome Trust ISSF Seed Corn Fund applications in 2012 with eight projects funded.

Round two

Round one