Wellcome Early-Career Awards require a PhD or equivalent research doctorate and a recognised institutional host — Eniola currently has neither, making her formally ineligible under standard criteria despite exceptional independent work. The scheme does accommodate LMIC-based researchers and clinician-scientists, and her B.Pharm + PCN licence could be argued as a clinical equivalent, but without a PhD and an institutional sponsor willing to administer the grant, an application cannot proceed. This becomes a strong target for the post-Graz (post-MSc/PhD) pipeline, not the current cycle.