This funding call will generate a body of evidence on the health effects of climate change mitigation interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This award will fund transdisciplinary research teams, led by an applicant at an LMIC-based organisation.

Research funded will investigate health effects alongside the social and economic impacts of planned or implemented greenhouse gas mitigation strategies. It will reflect local priorities and produce evidence to drive positive climate and health outcomes.

Funding Organization: Wellcome Trust

Research Scope: Health effects of climate change mitigation interventions

Eligibility

The team must:

• be transdisciplinary, meaning the team combines knowledge from different scientific disciplines with that of public and private sector stakeholders and citizens.
• be of an appropriate size for the proposed research. Teams must consist of at least two applicants (one lead applicant and one coapplicant) and must not exceed eight applicants (excluding collaborators).
• include either a lead applicant or coapplicants from each country where the research will take place. We encourage teams that draw on global expertise, but they must be LMIC-led.
• have a strong track record of research in climate change mitigation and health.
• have experience of using research to influence policy or practice.
• have experience conducting research in collaboration with government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or other relevant advocacy organisations.
• promote a diverse, inclusive and supportive research environment.

The lead applicant must:

• Be employed by an eligible organisation in a low-or middle-income country (LMIC) that can sign up to the grant conditions.
• Be a leader in their field, with the experience needed to drive and lead a collaborative, large scale research project and the necessary support structures in place to enable this.
• Have experience of people and research management, as appropriate for their career stage.
• Have a permanent, open-ended, or long-term rolling contract at their host organisation for the duration of the award.
• Be able to contribute at least 20% of your research time to this project.

Coapplicants can be based at the same or different organisations as other applicants, including in different countries. They can be based anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China), be at any career stage and come from any relevant discipline.

Maximum Award: £500,000-£2 million per project.

Application Process: Applications must be submitted to the Wellcome Funding Platform (https://funding.wellcome.org).

Application Deadline: 18 February 2025

Further information: https://wellcome.org/grant-funding/schemes/climate-mitigation-solutions-in-lmics