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 & Other Deadline | Guidelines |
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| URC Start-up Gant | 2026.11.13 | urc-start-up-grant-feb2026.pdf | |
| SAMRC Clinician-Researcher Development Programme | 2026.09.22 | RFA: SAMRC Clinician-Researcher Development Programme | SAMRC | |
| URC Short Research Visit/ Short Research Course Round 2 | 2026.09.17 | short-research-visit-short-research-course-round-1-cfa-jan-2025.pdf | |
| South Africa-Tunisia Joint Research Programme | 2026.09.01 | SOUTH AFRICA / GERMANY JOINT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH | |
| URC Vera Davie & Research Bursary | 2026.08.31 | 2026-vera-davie-bursary-call-for-applications.pdf | |
| UCT Dept. of Medicine Research Symposium: Dragon's Den | 2026.08.28 | UCT Department of Medicine Research Symposium 2026 Dragon's Den Submission Form | |
| Wellcome Career Development Awards | 2026.08.25 | wellcome-trust-career-dev-nov-2026.docx | |
| SAMRC Postgraduate Research Associate Programme | 2026.08.21 | SAMRC Postgraduate Research Associate Programme | SAMRC | |
| Wellcome Early-Career Awards | 2026.08.18 | wellcome-trust-early-career-nov-2026.pdf | |
| SAMRC Researcher Development Programme | 2026.08.18 | RFA guidelines Researcher Development Programme 2026-27.pdf | |
| UCT Alan Pifer Research Award | 2026.08.14 | alan-pifer-2026-call-may2026.pdf | |
| Bavaria-Western Cape Mobility Grant for Biotechnology | 2026.08.10 | Detail - BayFOR | |
| URC Hosting a Conference Grant | 2026.07.31 | 2026-urc-hosting-a-conference-hac-call-for-applications-june2026.pdf | |
| IARU Early-Career Collaboration Awards | 2026.07.30 | Early-Career Collaboration Awards - International Alliance of Research Universities | |
| Nexa From Climate Risks to Health Resilience | 2026.07.22 | EN-Nexa-RFP-Jun-18-2026 - Adobe cloud storage | |
| Enhancing Integrated Research & Healthcare through Digital Innovation & AI Coordination & Support Action | 2026.07.22 | edctp3-digit-02-21april-2026.pdf | |
| Global Health EDCTP 3 - Coordination & Support Action | 2026.07.22 | edctp3-serp-01-21april-2026.pdf | |
| UCT Innovation Builder Fund | UCT Innovation Builder Fund | Research Contracts and Innovation |
Fellowships
| Notice | Deadline | Guidelines |
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Vacancies
| Notice | Deadline | Guidelines |
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Conferences & Other Meetings
| Conference | Date | Guidelines |
| IBRO World Congress | 2027.09.13 - 2027.09.16 | IBRO World Congress |
| Microscopy Society of Southern Africa Conference | 2026.11.30 -2026.12.03 | Welcome | Microscopy Society of Southern Africa |
| Infectious Disease in Africa Symposium | 2026.11.16 - 2026.11.21 | 14th IDA and 11th Flow Course | Immunopaedia Immunopaedia |
| African Flow Cytometry Workshop | 2026.11.09 - 2026.11.14 | 14th IDA and 11th Flow Course | Immunopaedia Immunopaedia |
| CSHL Meeting: Microbiome | 2026.10.27 - 2026.10.31 | Microbiome 2026 | CSHL |
| REDCap Africa Symposium | 2026.10.21 - 2026.10.22 | Registration | REDCap Africa Symposium |
| Annual UCT Department of Medicine Research Symposium | 2026.10.07 - 2026.10.08 | |
| Bringing Chemistry to Medicine Symposium | 2026.10.01 - 2026.10.02 | Bringing Chemistry to Medicine Symposium - St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
| THE World Academic Summit of Africa | 2026.09.29 - 2026.10.01 | Home | THE World Academic Summit 2026 |
| EMBO Workshop: The Complexity of Mycobacterial Infections | 2026.09.14 - 2026.09.18 | The complexity of mycobacterial infections: from research to real-world impact |
| ACS150 JACS Symposium - Molecules to Medicine: Advancing Health Innovation in Africa | 2026.09.10 -2026.09.11 | ACS150 JACS Symposium Series: University of Cape Town ACS150: JACS Symposium Series |
| Department of Health Science Education Conference | 2026.09.10 | Celebrating Health Sciences Education Conference 2026 | Department of Health Sciences Education |
| 18th World Congress on Public Health | 2026.09.06 - 2026.09.09 | World Congress on Public Health |
Other
| Notice | Deadline | Guidelines |
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| Call for Proposals: EthicsLab webinar series, academic retreats & residencies, catalyst grants | 2026.09.30 | Research Development Programme | EthicsLab |
| Call for Abstracts: CSHL Meeting: Microbiome | 2026.08.07 | Microbiome 2026 | CSHL |
| Call for Abstracts: UCT Department of Medicine Research Symposium | 2026.07.31 | UCT Department of Medicine Research Symposium 2026 Abstract Submission Form |
| Call for Abstracts: 14th IDA Symposium & 11th Flow Cytometry Workshop | 2026.07.31 | 14th IDA and 11th Flow Course | Immunopaedia Immunopaedia |
| TUM Global Visiting Professor Program | 2026.07.31 | TUM Global Visiting Professor Program - Funding opportunities for international visiting professors - TUM Global |
| Apply for Writing Support: UCT Department of Medicine Research Symposium Abstract | 2026.07.24 | UCT Department of Medicine Research Symposium 2026 - Abstract Hotseat Application Form |
| Call for Abstracts: $50M Wellcome Leap Program: Resistance Networks | 2026.07.22 | Resistance Networks | Wellcome Leap: Unconventional Projects. Funded at Scale. |