Medical Humanities Grants 2011

“Our mission is to support the brightest minds in biomedical

research and the medical humanities.”

Three focus areas…• Supporting outstanding researchers

supporting the best researchers at all stages of their careers; creating the best research environments; influencing the policy landscape

• Accelerating the application of researchstimulating Technology Transfer, clinical research and uptake to policy & practice

• Exploring medicine in historical and cultural contexts

fostering medical humanities, education & public engagement

Challenges

• Maximising the health benefits of genetics and genomics

• Understanding the brain

• Combating infectious disease

• Investigating development, ageing and chronic disease

• Connecting environment nutrition and health

Monitoring our progress

Medical History & HumanitiesStrategy

To broaden the historical research to encourage more expansive, longer duration research on important questions at the interface of science, medicine and the humanities.

Focus funding to fewer, larger awards and continue to support a number of personal awards (fellowships, UAs).

Delivering the strategy

Funding portfolio of 3 major grant types

• Investigator Awards• Fellowships• Strategic Awards

Investigator Awardsin Medical Humanities

Key features…• awarded on vision & track record

• research question drives duration

• triage and interview

• for salaried individuals in universities/institutes

• identifiable ‘Wellcome’ community/alumni

• awards for 4-7 years (tbc)

Fellowship Awards(MH&H and BME)

• Will remain the same

• You CAN apply before you have finished your PhD

• Up to 3 years support

University Awards(MH&H and BME)

• Very successful and prestigious scheme

• Re-name and roll into fellowship offer

• Terms to remain the same

• “University Fellowships” ?

Medical Humanities Career Progression

Postdoctoral experience

BMERA on SA

BMERA on SA

MH&H Postdoctoral Fellowships

MH&H University Awards

New Investigator Awards

Investigator Awards

BME Postdoctoral Fellowships

BME University Awards

PhD

MH&H Studentship

MH&HRA on PGM

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BME Clinical Fellowships

Strategic awards inMedical Humanities

CurrentlyBrian HurwitzKing’s College LondonMartyn Evans Durham University

Plus HoM and BME ‘groups’

Going forward- scheme open

‘themed–call’ most suitable.

What do we stop doing?

Definites• Programme Grants• Pilot grants• Research Leave Awards

Possibles• Some small grants /cut award

rate

• Masters

• Research Expenses: assistance for modest programme of study (up to 2 years, £5,000)

• Research Expenses for Self-funded PhD Students (up to £3,000)

• Conferences, Symposia, Seminar Series: financial support for organising academic meetings of all kinds (up to £5,000)

• Travel Grants to the UK (up to £1,500)• MASTERS awards

No decisions as yet- but cannot fund all.

Small Grants

• Highlighted by the Review as important scheme• Enables clinicians, scientists, or nurses to undertake full-time research at

a centre or department with academic expertise in medical history • Provides the salary of a locum or

replacement lecturer for the duration of the award

• Up to 6 months support

Research Leave Awards for Health Care Professionals/Scientists

PhD Studentships

• Provides a stipend and research expenses.

• For the full 3 years – Must apply before you begin your studies.

• Prelims- 15 March• Full applications-1 May• Outcome Mid June

Committee Structure for MH&E Grants

MH&H ERG

BME ERG

MH&HFellows IC

BMEFellows IC

Medical HumanitiesSelection Panel

Peer-reviewedFellowship & UA Applications. & IA applications

Written peer review

Written peer review

Milestones(Provisional)

• Jan ’11 – Close programme and pilot awards to new appls.

• May ’11- Launch IAs• Sep ’11 – Deadline for 1st

prelims• Oct’11- ERG meeting• Nov ’11 Fellows Interviews• Feb’12 – 1st interviews (MH

Selection Panel) and awards.• Mar ’12 – 2nd ERG• Apr’12 – Fellows interviews

Public Engagement Grants

• Small Arts• Large Arts• People Awards• Society Awards• Broadcast Development Awards• Capital Awards

Modes of practice: Creation

• Creation of exhibition about body image • Fashion design to explore aging and aging process• Film to explore adolescence

Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust

Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust

Modes of practice: Performance

• Controversial science – Y-touring • Simulation - LabOratory: Operation!• Experiential – For the best

Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust

Modes of practice: Museums and science centres

•Object-based•Interactivity

Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust

Modes of practice: Debate

•Debating matters•Junior CafeSci•Debating Science Issues: Ireland•Citizen Science

Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust

Modes of practice: Resources

• Okido• Fun Kids Radio

Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust

Modes of practice: Science by stealth

• Guerilla Science• The Rap Guide to Evolution

Learning and dialogue outside the classroom The Wellcome Trust

Modes of practice: Social media

•Routes•I’m a scientist get me out of here

http://www.routesgame.com/home/

Thank you

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Our funding opportunitieswww.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement