Wellcome Trust | Biology of fungal adaptation
Event details
| Date | 28.01.2025 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: This award will support studies that explore the mechanisms and triggers for fungal adaptation, particularly in environments that are associated with disease and/or impacted by climate change. Awardees will generate important breakthroughs in the field, strengthen research networks and empower future leaders in this field.
This one-off funding call aims to provide funding for research into the biology of fungal adaptation. It will support an ambitious programme of research in an underserved, undervalued but increasingly important field. Our awardees will shift our understanding of how fungi adapt to various environments. This call focuses specifically on studies that explore the molecular mechanisms of, and triggers for, fungal adaptation.
Proposals must:
Duration: up to 5 years
Eligibility: Application is open to teams of researchers based anywhere in the world, apart from mainland China. Proposals are encouraged from diverse and interdisciplinary teams, with collaborations covering multiple areas of expertise (eg biological, psychological and social). EPFL labs can join a consortium as a co-applicant and will need to team up with a lead applicant based in the UK
Team, Lead applicant, Co-applicant, and Collaborator criteria can found be here.
How to Apply: Applications should be completed through Wellcome’s online portal. The full proposal submission requires authorization by the host institution, please do bear that in mind and notify the Research Office that you are applying in advance of submission.
Deadline: 28 January 2025
Further information
This one-off funding call aims to provide funding for research into the biology of fungal adaptation. It will support an ambitious programme of research in an underserved, undervalued but increasingly important field. Our awardees will shift our understanding of how fungi adapt to various environments. This call focuses specifically on studies that explore the molecular mechanisms of, and triggers for, fungal adaptation.
Proposals must:
- Demonstrate a link to human health and/or climate change. For example, studies involving plant pathogenic fungi could be considered relevant if you can demonstrate that the pathways investigated are applicable in wider contexts and contribute to the understanding of fungal adaptation beyond this specific setting. It is essential that this association is well-established and clearly demonstrated.
- Consider adaptation from the perspective of the fungal organism.
Duration: up to 5 years
Eligibility: Application is open to teams of researchers based anywhere in the world, apart from mainland China. Proposals are encouraged from diverse and interdisciplinary teams, with collaborations covering multiple areas of expertise (eg biological, psychological and social). EPFL labs can join a consortium as a co-applicant and will need to team up with a lead applicant based in the UK
Team, Lead applicant, Co-applicant, and Collaborator criteria can found be here.
How to Apply: Applications should be completed through Wellcome’s online portal. The full proposal submission requires authorization by the host institution, please do bear that in mind and notify the Research Office that you are applying in advance of submission.
Deadline: 28 January 2025
Further information
- More information about the program is available here
- The application portal can be found here
- For any other questions, please contact the Research Office
Practical information
- General public
- Free