Wellcome Mental Health Data Prize 2022 – Call for Applications

Wellcome Mental Health Data Prize 2022. Apply below!

When is the Application Deadline:

 5th June 2022

Tell Me About Wellcome Mental Health Data Prize 2022:

The Wellcome Data Prize in mental health will support collaborative approaches to research into anxiety and depression in young people. Teams in the UK and South Africa will explore existing data to find new insights and build digital tools that enable future research.  

What Type of Scholarship is this?

Award

How are Applicants for Wellcome Mental Health Data Prize?

• Applications that pass the feasibility criteria will receive a score between 1 and 5 for both impact and innovation across each of the three criteria:

• Research question
• Approach to tool development
• Involvement

​​​​​Each of these criteria will be equally weighted. More details are in the ‘Useful documents and links’ section. The best scoring teams will be invited to pitch. 

• Pitches will provide an opportunity for applicants to provide more depth to their proposal and for the evaluation panel to ask questions.
• After the pitch, the 10 prize teams will be selected.

Which Countries are Eligible?

South Africa, UK

How Many Awards will be Given?

Not specified

What is the Benefit of Wellcome Mental Health Data Prize?

There are three phases to the prize, each six months long and with different levels of funding and support on offer:

• Discovery Phase: an initial 10 teams will be selected to receive £40,000 of funding.
• Prototyping Phase: five teams from the Discovery Phase will receive £100,000.
• Sustainability Phase: three winning teams will receive £500,000.

Throughout the prize, teams will be supported with data access, analysis and use case development as well as support on planning lived experience involvement approaches.

There will also be regular group activities such as problem-solving sessions and theory of change workshops.

How Long will the Program Last?

6-18 months

How to Apply for Wellcome Mental Health Data Prize:

Stages of application

Teams will apply with a written proposal and shortlisted teams will be asked to present their proposals to a panel.

1. Before you apply

Make sure you read everything on this page.

2. Submit your application

• View the sample application form [PDF 194KB] to understand what you will need to include in your application. 
• Complete your application on Wellcomedataprize.submit.com

3. Evaluation

Applications will be reviewed based on their feasibility, impact and innovation. For details please see the evaluation criteria.

4. Selection process

Initial Application Review

Social Finance will review applications for eligibility and appropriate data access for teams that wish to use their own datasets.

It is important to go through all application requirements before applying.

Goodluck!

Visit Award Webpage for Details