Climate Impacts Awards: Unlocking Urgent Climate Action

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  • Agency:
    Wellcome Trust (Wellcome)

The Office of Grants and Research (OGR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), invites eligible researchers and institutions to apply for the Climate Impacts Awards: Unlocking Urgent Climate Action, offered by the Wellcome Trust (Wellcome). This programme supports high-impact research that makes the health effects of climate change visible to drive urgent policy and practice change.

Programme Overview
The Climate Impacts Awards fund short-term, transdisciplinary research projects that generate and communicate evidence on how climate change affects physical and mental health. Projects are expected to combine evidence generation with strong public engagement and policy influence strategies, ensuring that findings directly inform decision-making and climate action. (Wellcome)

Key Details

  • Funder: Wellcome Trust (Wellcome)

  • Funding Type: Grant

  • Maximum Funding: Up to £2.5 million per award

  • Project Duration: Up to 3 years

  • Submission Deadline: 8 April 2026

Eligibility

  • Open to applicants based at eligible organisations worldwide (excluding mainland China)

  • Lead applicants should be mid-career or established researchers

  • Applications must be led by transdisciplinary teams including researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders

  • Teams must demonstrate experience in policy engagement, research communication, and collaboration with affected communities (Wellcome)

Funding Scope

The grant supports projects that:

  • Generate or synthesize evidence on the health impacts of climate change

  • Address policy-relevant evidence gaps within a short timeframe

  • Engage policymakers, practitioners, and affected communities in research design and delivery

  • Combine research with communication and public engagement strategies to influence policy

  • Focus on at-risk or vulnerable populations, particularly in low- and middle-income settings (Wellcome)

Research Focus Areas

Projects may explore:

  • Climate-related impacts on physical and mental health

  • Effects of extreme weather events such as heatwaves, flooding, and drought

  • Environmental drivers of health outcomes linked to climate change

  • Scalable interventions that improve health while reducing climate risks

How to Apply
Applicants should review the full guidelines and submit their proposals via:
https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/climate-impacts-awards-unlocking-urgent-climate-action-making-health-2