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 |
| Wellcome Early-Career Awards | 2025.10.31 | wellcome-trust-early-career-feb-2026.pdf | |
| Wellcome Career Development Awards | 2025.10.31 | wellcome-trust-career-dev-march-2026.pdf | |
| Wellcome Discovery Awards | 2025.10.31 | wellcome-trust-discovery-march-2026.pdf | |
| IDM Masterclass Award | 2025.10.31 | Proposal to Host a Masterclass Application | |
| IDM Visiting Scientist Award | 2025.10.31 | Proposal to Host a Visiting Scientist | |
| Spatial Omics Atlas Research (SOAR) Grants | 2025.10.31 | SOAR Multiomics Grant | |
| Global Climate Research Prize | 2025.10.27 | call-for-applications-gcrp-2025.pdf | |
| FHS Research Transformation Award | 2025.10.21 | ||
| Worldwide Universities Network Research Development Fund | 2025.09.19 | 2025.10.17 | WUN-RDF-Guidelines-2025.pdf |
| Innovation Builder Fund (IBF) | 2025.10.15 | UCT Innovation Builder Fund | Research Contracts and Innovation | |
| UCT Enabling Grant Seeker Excellence Award | 2025.10.13 | egse-2025-call-document.pdf |
Fellowships
| Notice | Deadline | Guidelines |
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| Dorcas Muthoni PhD Fellowship | 2026.01.15 | Dorcas Muthoni PhD Fellowship - PhD in Information and Communication Technologies (UPF) |
| African Brain Child: Brain Metabolome in TB Meningitis Fellowship | 2025.11.15 | abc-postdoc-2025-metabalome-final-30092025.pdf |
| Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship | 2025.11.07 | Applications for 2026 - Schlumberger Foundation |
| Postdoctoral Fellowship in TB Immunology | 2025.10.30 | |
| Division of Clinical Pharmacology Postdoctoral Fellowship in Pharmacometrics | 2025.10.19 | |
| UCT Industry Postdoctoral Fellowships | 2025.10.15 | uct-call-industry-postdoctoral-fellowships-2025.pdf |
Vacancies
| Notice | Deadline | File Attachments |
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Other
| Notice | Deadline | Guidelines |
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| Call for Abstracts & Proposals: Wellcome Leap - Foundations of a Resilient Microbiome | 2025.11.14 | FORM | Wellcome Leap: Unconventional Projects. Funded at Scale. |
| Division of Clinical Pharmacology PhD Position in Pharmacometrics | 2025.10.19 |