Published: 29 November 2007
Can't really put this one in the opportunities page, as it's not primarily aimed at writers. But it's well worth knowing about.
Fortunately we have a blog for just such an eventuality.
The Wellcome Trust is an independent charity which funds research to improve human and animal health. It's got a fund of about £13 billion, and is the UK's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research.
More importantly, they also fund art, providing it has some kind of biomedical scientific input. Including creative writing and film-making.
They prefer funding requests from organisations, but it may be possible to gain funding as an individual.
Anyhow. You can find out more about how to apply here.
