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 |
Worldwide Universities Network Research Development Fund | 2025.09.19 | 2025.10.17 | WUN-RDF-Guidelines-2025.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 | |
FHS Best Publication Award | 2025.08.28 | 2025.08.28 | |
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 |
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
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Other
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Master's in Clinical Neuroscience by Dissertation, African Brain Child Research Initiative | 2025.09.30 | neurosurgery-msc-tbm.pdf |
Master's of Science (Medicine) in Surgery Dissertation, African Brain Child Research Initiative | 2025.09.30 | neurosurgery-msc-tbi.pdf |
MPhil in Public Mental Health | 2025.08.31 | |
Call for Abstract: 10th BRICS Young Scientist Forum | 2025.07.31 |