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 Deadline Funder Deadline Guidelines
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
Olink Preteomics Grant   2025.09.08 Olink® Explore HT Grant – Call for Proposals
GSK Supported Studies Program   2025.09.03 GSK's Supported Studies Program
SAMRC Support for South African National Health Research Enterprise in Response to US Funding Withdrawals   2025.09.01 SAMRC-RFA-GIPD-04-2025.pdf
SAMRC Scientific Merit Awards   2025.08.30 samrc-redcap.mrc.ac.za/surveys/?s=CT88MXXR8X9DRFMX
Oppenheimer Memorial Trust: Grants for Sabbatical Studies  

2025.08.28

 

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

 

Fellowships

Notice             Deadline Guidelines
Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship 2025.11.07 Applications for 2026 - Schlumberger Foundation
Apple Scholar in AI/ML PhD Fellowship Program 2025.09.09
2x Postdoctoral Fellowship in AMR Drug Discovery; H3D 2025.08.29
University Research Committee Postdoctoral Fellowship 2025.08.15
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
Histology Specialist, Africa Microscopy Initiative Imaging Centre (AMI) 2025.08.14

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

Microscopy Specialist, Africa Microscopy Initiative Imaging Centre (AMI) 2025.08.14 UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
Image Analyst, Africa Microscopy Initiative Imaging Centre (AMI) 2025.08.14 UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

 

Other

Notice              Deadline Guidelines
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