Entry Level Scholarships (ELS) will fund pre-doctoral candidates up to £20,000 for research lasting normally up to one year. Funds are for directly incurred research costs and may include a salary contribution. The research must be undertaken in the UK.
Scholarships will be considered for basic science, clinical and translational research that seeks to improve the health of women, girls and babies in one of the following areas:
- Fertility, pregnancy and birth;
- Gynaecological and reproductive health;
- Gynaecological cancers
Awards are intended to provide ‘pump-priming’ funds to enable graduates to be exposed to a research environment and to obtain pilot data that will enhance an application for a research fellowship (PhD or MD). Applicants would normally be new to the research discipline and will not previously have been heavily involved in substantial or funded research projects.
An ELS is not intended as a ‘top-up’ for existing grants. Its primary purpose is to support a single individual at an early stage of their research career.
Call timeline
Call launch: 7 April 2022
Submission deadline: 30 June 2022 by 1pm
Application outcome: December 2022
Awards start: from February 2023
How to apply
Download the ELS application forms and guidance below. Before applying, please read the grant guidance.
WoW Entry Level Scholarship Application Form 2022
WoW Research Questions for Non-standard Animals
WoW Entry Level Scholarship Guidance for Applicants 2022
If you have any queries, please contact the Wellbeing of Women research team at research@wellbeingofwomen.org.uk or call 020 3697 6350.