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
Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award 2027.01.31​Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship | OMT
Nominations for the Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship Award 2026.11.24​Harry Oppenheimer Fellowship | OMT
URC Start-up Gant 2026.11.13urc-start-up-grant-feb2026.pdf
UCT Financial Aid 2026.11.10UCT Financial Aid 2027 - Adobe cloud storage
CIFAR Global Scholar Program 2026.11.04CIFAR Global Scholars Program – CIFAR
SASUF-NRF Seed Grants for Intra-Africa Collaborative research Projects 2026.11.03SOUTH AFRICA / GERMANY JOINT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
UCT Distinguished Social Responsiveness Award 2026.10.30Nominations: UCT Distinguished Social Responsiveness Award | UCT News
URC Visiting Scholar Fund (VSF) & Visiting Lecturers Fund (VLF) Grants 2026.10.30Guidelines |  Application Form: ri13-application-form.doc

 

Fellowships

Notice            DeadlineGuidelines
Postdoctoral Fellowships in TB Systems Immunology2026.11.20ImmunolPostdocAds_2026
UCT FHS Postdoctoral Research Fellowships2026.11.06
   

Vacancies

Notice             DeadlineGuidelines
Institute Fundraising Manager2026.11.08Advert | Job Description

 

Conferences & Other Meetings

ConferenceDateGuidelines
IBRO World Congress2027.09.13 - 2027.09.16IBRO World Congress
4th African Microbiome Symposium2026.12.02 - 2026.12.044th African Microbiome Symposium - Powered by Eventzilla
Microscopy Society of Southern Africa Conference2026.11.30 -2026.12.03Welcome | Microscopy Society of Southern Africa
World Conference of Lung Health2026.11.17 - 2026.11.20Registrations - Union World Conference on Lung Health 2026
Infectious Disease in Africa Symposium2026.11.16 - 2026.11.2114th IDA and 11th Flow Course | Immunopaedia Immunopaedia
African Flow Cytometry Workshop2026.11.09 - 2026.11.1414th IDA and 11th Flow Course | Immunopaedia Immunopaedia

Other Programs & Opportunities

Notice             DeadlineGuidelines
Wellcome Leap Abstract: Autoimmune in Menopause & Pregnancy Transitions2026.12.02Autoimmune in Menopause and Pregnancy Transitions | Wellcome Leap: Unconventional Projects. Funded at Scale.
CIFAR Global Scholars Program2026.11.04CIFAR Global Scholars Program – CIFAR