Welcome to the IDM Opportunities Page

This page is your gateway to a variety of exciting opportunities, including funding and grant calls, external vacancies, fellowships, and calls for nominations. Here, you’ll find detailed information to help you take advantage of these offerings.

How It Works:

  1. Browse through the listed opportunities to find the one that aligns with your interests and goals.

  2. Click on the 'Guidelines' for more information, including eligibility criteria and deadlines.

  3. Carefully follow the instructions provided for each opportunity to ensure your application meets all requirements.

Important Notes on Deadlines:

  • For some funding and grant opportunities, there are internal deadlines that must be adhered to. This is because applications often need to be vetted by the University of Cape Town (UCT) before submission to the funder.

  • Other opportunities may have a single external deadline.

Funding: Grants & Awards

Notice            Internal DeadlineFunder & Other DeadlineGuidelines
URC Start-up Gant 2026.11.13urc-start-up-grant-feb2026.pdf
Enhancing Integrated Research & Healthcare through Digital Innovation & AI Coordination & Support Action2026.07.22 edctp3-digit-02-21april-2026.pdf
Global Health EDCTP 3 - Coordination & Support Action2026.07.22 edctp3-serp-01-21april-2026.pdf
Wellcome Discovery Awards 2026.07.21wellcome-trust-discovery-sept-2026.pdf
UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award 2026.06.30uct-call-notice-yrac-april-2026.pdf
Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Sabbatical Study Awards2026.06.29 omt-sabbatical-study-2026-call-for-applications.pdf
BRICS STI Framework 7th Call2026.06.08 2-brics-sti-framework-programme-7th-call-2026.pdf
Advanced Computing Committee Research Equipment Grant 2026.05.29acc-call-research-equipment-2026-28jan2026.pdf
FRC Start-up Emerging Researcher Award 2026.05.28
University Equipment Committee Research Equipment Grant 2026.05.27uec-call-research-equipment-2026-28jan2026.pdf
Wellcome Career Development Awards 2026.05.26wellcome-trust-career-dev-july-2026.pdf
Michelson Prize: Next GenerationImmediately michelson-prize-2026.docx
UCT Innovation Builder Fund  UCT Innovation Builder Fund | Research Contracts and Innovation

 

Fellowships

Notice            DeadlineGuidelines
Centre of Brain and Behaviour (CBB) fellowship2026.06.27
Global South Fellowship2026.05.29Global South Fellowship | BRIDGE: Birmingham-Illinois Partnership for Discovery, Engagement & Education | Illinois International | Illinois

Vacancies

Notice             DeadlineGuidelines
   

 

Conferences & Other Meetings

ConferenceDateGuidelines
Microscopy Society of Southern Africa Conference2026.11.30 -2026.12.03Welcome | Microscopy Society of Southern Africa
Bringing Chemistry to Medicine Symposium2026.10.01 - 2026.10.02Bringing Chemistry to Medicine Symposium - St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
THE World Academic Summit of Africa2026.09.29 - 2026.10.01Home | THE World Academic Summit 2026
EMBO Workshop: The Complexity of Mycobacterial Infections2026.09.14 - 2026.09.18The complexity of mycobacterial infections: from research to real-world impact
ACS150 JACS Symposium - Molecules to Medicine: Advancing Health Innovation in Africa2026.09.10 -2026.09.11ACS150 JACS Symposium Series: University of Cape Town ACS150: JACS Symposium Series
18th World Congress on Public Health2026.09.06 - 2026.09.09World Congress on Public Health
WUN Global Mental Health Symposium2026.06.23 - 2026.06.24website | Registration Deadline: 29 May 2026

Other

Notice             DeadlineGuidelines
Call for Proposals: EthicsLab webinar series, academic retreats & residencies, catalyst grants2026.09.30Research Development Programme | EthicsLab
Call for Nominations: NRF Awards2026.06.015nrf-awards-2026-announcemnt-of-call-may2026.pdf
AfOx Health Innovation Programme AfOx Innovation Platform — Africa Oxford initiative
Call for PhD Students in Structural Bioinformatics (Opportunity to apply for NRF-grant holder linked bursaries)