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:
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Browse through the listed opportunities to find the one that aligns with your interests and goals.
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Click on the 'Guidelines' for more information, including eligibility criteria and deadlines.
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Carefully follow the instructions provided for each opportunity to ensure your application meets all requirements.
Important Notes on Deadlines:
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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.
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Other opportunities may have a single external deadline.
Funding: Grants & Awards
Notice | Internal Deadline | Funder Deadline | Guidelines |
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Wellcome Career Development Awards | 2025.08.20 | 2025.11.20 | https://icts.evlink9.net/servlet/link/91245/832987/134905787/3883843 |
URC Start-up Grant | 2025.11.14 | 2025.11.14 | urc-start-up-grant-feb2025.pdf |
UCT Enabling Grant Seeker Excellence Award | 2025.10.13 | egse-2025-call-document.pdf | |
Wellcome Early-Career Awards | 2025.08.01 | 2025.10.01 | https://icts.evlink9.net/servlet/link/91245/832987/134905787/3883843 |
Short Research Visit/Short Research Course Round 2 | 2025.09.18 | 2025.09.18 | short-research-visit-short-research-course-round-2-cfa-july-2025.pdf |
Oppenheimer Memorial Trust: Grants for Sabbatical Studies |
2025.08.28
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https://www.omt.org.za/sabbatical-study | |
SAMRC Postgraduate Research Associate Programme | 2025.08.21 | SAMRC Postgraduate Research Associate Programme | SAMRC | |
SAMRC Research Development Programme | 2025.08.18 | SAMRC Researcher Development Programme | SAMRC | |
UCT Alan Pifer Research Award | 2025.08.15 | 2025.08.15 | alan-pifer-2025-call-for-nominations-june2025.pdf |
Global Bioimaging Imaging 4 All (I4A) | 2025.08.15 | 2nd Call for Applications is Now Open! | Global BioImaging | |
URC Hosting a Conference Fund | 2025.07.31 | 2025.07.31 | https://icts.evlink9.net/servlet/link/91245/842574/134905787/3957024 |
Wellcome Trust Discovery Awards | 2025.05.06 | 2025.07.30 | |
Wellcome Trust Career Development Awards | 2025.04.30 | 2025.07.25 | |
UCT Health Science FRC Postgraduate Publication Incentive | 2025.07.21 | ||
UCT College of Fellows Young Researcher Award | 2025.07.18 | 2025.07.18 | uct-call-notice-yrac-2025-may-2025.pdf |
South Africa/ France PROTEA Call for Joint Research Proposals | 2025.07.18 | sa-france-protea-call-for-joint-research-proposals-may2025.pdf |
Fellowships
Notice | Deadline | Guidelines |
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Hubert H. Humprey Fellowship Program | 2025.08.10 | Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program - U.S. Embassy & Consulates in South Africa |
Vacancies
Notice | Deadline | File Attachments |
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Research Coordinator, AFRICA CMM Unit for Medical Mycology Research (IDM) | 2025.07.09 |
https://uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/2025-06/fhs-id1088-researchcoordinator-immunology-path-jd.pdf |
Other
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