Infectious Disease

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Funding

Contact funder

Location

England

Applications

Rolling (always open)

Overview

Wellcome funds research into infectious diseases through their strategic programme. The grant supports work on prevention, treatment, and understanding how diseases work. You can research global health challenges related to infectious pathogens and antimicrobial resistance. The funding is available to researchers at different career stages in England. No specific funding amounts are mentioned. Applications appear to be accepted on a rolling basis with no set deadline.

Eligibility

Who can apply:

academic

Key requirements:

  • Must conduct infectious disease research
Who is this for?

This grant is for researchers in England who study infectious diseases. You can be at any career stage from early researcher to established academic. Your research should focus on infectious pathogens, disease prevention, treatment, or antimicrobial resistance.

Regions

Funder track record
Recent awards dataOpen to first-time applicants

Awards published

1,861

Typical award

£963,743

Most awards

£262,624 to £2,665,556

503 awards in 2025, level with 547 the year before.

Recent awards include The Pew Charitable Trusts (£100,891, 2026), Institute for Public Policy Research (£323,947, 2026) and Peers for the Planet (£90,879, 2026).

Contains data from 360Giving publishers, used under open licence.

Full details from Wellcome

Strategic programme supporting research into infectious diseases, including prevention, treatment, and understanding of disease mechanisms. Funds research that addresses global health challenges related to infectious pathogens and antimicrobial resistance.

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Last updated: 14 June 2026