Objective:
- To bring together researchers and creative professionals to collaboratively explore health-related questions in innovative and experimental ways.
- To challenge and expand how people think and feel about health.
- To produce new insights, methodologies, interventions, and public engagement programs related to health.
Target Beneficiaries:
- Groups of researchers and creative professionals from diverse backgrounds including arts, health, and academia.
- Groups must be able to work as a collaborative residency at The Hub, a transdisciplinary research center at Wellcome Collection in London.
- Groups typically consist of 4 to 10 members with a strong track record in their expertise.
- One member leads the project, dedicating at least half their time to it.
Key Features:
- Funding up to £1 million for a duration of 1 to 2 years, with flexible funding amounts justified by the project.
- Access to a specially designed flexible space at Wellcome Collection including quiet areas, meeting rooms, seminar rooms, and a recording studio.
- Funding covers salaries for group members and collaborators, consultancy fees for artists and performers, project expenses (equipment, materials, events, public engagement), and overheads under specific conditions.
- Support for travel to conferences and meetings, including caring responsibilities costs.
- Up to 5% contingency funding allowed.
- Opportunity to contribute to Wellcome Collection’s public events and collaborate with Wellcome teams.
- Research Enrichment funding available for open research and diversity and inclusion activities.
- Not intended for developing exhibitions for display at Wellcome Collection.
Application Process:
- Read FAQs and Grant Conditions.
- Create and upload a short (max 5 minutes) video presenting the project, team, innovation, and intended outcomes.
- Submit a preliminary application with the video via Wellcome Funding platform.
- Shortlisted applicants receive up to £10,000 to develop a full application.
- Submit full application.
- Attend an interview with the Hub Selection Panel at Wellcome Collection in London.
Proposal Requirements:
- Describe benefits of being based at Wellcome Collection.
- Detail group expertise and roles.
- Outline proposed activities, outcomes, and public engagement plans.
- Justify funding amount and duration.
The Hub Award fosters transdisciplinary collaboration to innovate health research and public engagement within a supportive residency environment at Wellcome Collection in London. It emphasizes creativity, experimentation, and impact on health understanding and policy. (Information current as of 2025; next application round details to be announced on the official site.)
