Wellcome:  Mental Health Award: Transforming mental health outcomes for young people

If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carole King at carole.king@med.usc.edu.

• Application due November 11, 2025 (for first phase)
• Budget up to $8,200,000
• Project period six years

Funding for projects that robustly test the real-world effectiveness and assess implementation strategies of scalable transformative early interventions for anxiety, depression, and psychosis in young people (aged between 10 and 30).

To apply for this award, teams must include both researchers and implementation partners. Implementation partners enable implementation and scaling of the intervention.

At least one implementation partner must be included as a co-applicant in the team.

The proposal must capture multiple outcomes that are relevant to people with lived experience, including mental health outcomes, functional outcomes, and full economic evaluation.

This award is structured in two phases: a Foundation Phase followed by an Impact Phase.

This first phase will provide £200,000 to build teams and develop a detailed proposal for the research over 12 months.

The research must take place in the United Kingdom and/or low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) but the lead researcher can be based anywhere in the world.