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Wellcome Trust┋Mental Health AWARD

Using physical activity and circadian-based interventions to reduce anxiety and depression in young people

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This award will fund mechanistically informed trials of interventions for anxiety and depression in young people aged 10-18 years. Successful teams will build on existing mechanistic evidence to develop more precise and effective early interventions that have the potential to scale.

Scheme at a glance

  • Lead applicant career stage: Established researcher
  • Administering organisation location: Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)
  • Frequency: One-off
  • Funding amount: £1-4 million per grant. We expect to make 5-10 awards in this highly competitive funding call.
  • Funding duration: 3-4 years
  • Coapplicants: Required

Upcoming application stage

Application deadline: 14 July 2026, 15:00 BST

Application process timeline

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3-4 years
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Humanities : Anthropology & Ethnology
Social sciences : Demography, Gender studies, Identities, gender and sexuality, Psychology & Cognitive Sciences, Sociology
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Other : Biology, Chemistry, Medicine