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 | |
| UCT Financial Aid | 2026.11.10 | UCT Financial Aid 2027 - Adobe cloud storage | |
| SASUF-NRF Seed Grants for Intra-Africa Collaborative research Projects | 2026.11.03 | SOUTH AFRICA / GERMANY JOINT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH | |
| UCT Enabling Grant Seeker Excellence Awards | 2026.10.15 | egse-2026-call-document.pdf | |
| ACU Early Career Conference Grant | 2026.10.13 | Early Career Conference Grants | ACU | |
| SGCI Multilateral Research Call Advancing Africa's Science, Technology & Innovation | 2026.09.25 (Expression of Interest Deadline) | Supporting STISA 2034: SGCI Multilateral Research Call advancing Africa’s Science, Technology and Innovation priorities | IDRC - International Development Research Centre | |
| 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 | |
| NRF Equipment-Related Travel and Training Grants | 2026.09.04 | 1 | |
| Oppenheimer Memorial Trust New Frontiers Research Award - Concept Note Stage | 2026.09.02 | omt-new-frontiers-award-2026.pdf | |
| South Africa-Tunisia Joint Research Programme | 2026.09.01 | SOUTH AFRICA / GERMANY JOINT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH | |
| Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Sabbatical Study Award | 2026.08.31 | omt-sabbatical-study-2026.pdf | |
| 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 |
Fellowships
| Notice | Deadline | Guidelines |
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| URC Postdoctoral Research Fellowship | 2026.09.15 | URC PDRF | PDRF Revised Conditions |
Vacancies
| Notice | Deadline | Guidelines |
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| Group Leader, Virology | ICGEB Trieste, Italy | 2026.09.30 | Vacancy notice: Group Leader, Virology – ICGEB |
Conferences & Other Meetings
| Conference | Date | Guidelines |
| IBRO World Congress | 2027.09.13 - 2027.09.16 | IBRO World Congress |
| 4th African Microbiome Symposium | 2026.12.02 - 2026.12.04 | 4th African Microbiome Symposium - Powered by Eventzilla |
| Microscopy Society of Southern Africa Conference | 2026.11.30 -2026.12.03 | Welcome | Microscopy Society of Southern Africa |
| World Conference of Lung Health | 2026.11.17 - 2026.11.20 | Registrations - Union World Conference on Lung Health 2026 |
| 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 |
| 6th H3D Symposium | 2026.10.13 - 2026.10.16 | 6th H3D Symposium | Drug Discovery and Development Centre (H3D) |
| 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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| 4th African Microbiome Symposium Abstract: Poster Presentation | 2026.10.15 | 4th African Microbiome Symposium - Powered by Eventzilla |
| Call for Proposals: EthicsLab webinar series, academic retreats & residencies, catalyst grants | 2026.09.30 | Research Development Programme | EthicsLab |
| 4th African Microbiome Symposium Abstract: Oral Presentation | 2026.08.30 | 4th African Microbiome Symposium - Powered by Eventzilla |