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General grants and awards

Notice
Contact person(s)
Deadline
Wellcome Discovery Awards Queries for Health Sciences are to be directed to fhs.researchfunding@uct.ac.za. All other faculties to direct queries to internationalgrants@uct.ac.za UCT internal intention-to-submit form: 6 February 2023; eRA internal approvals forms to reach the Finance Approver step by 23 March2023; Faculty-approved eRA forms must reach RC&I: 3 April 2023
Funder deadline: 11 April 2023
Wellcome Career Development Awards Queries for Health Sciences are to be directed to fhs.researchfunding@uct.ac.za. All other faculties to direct queries to internationalgrants@uct.ac.za UCT internal intention-to-submit form: 21 Feb 2023;
eRA internal approvals forms to reach the Finance Approver step by 23 March 2023
Faculty-approved eRA forms must reach RC&I: 28 March 2023;
Funder deadline: 4 April 2023
Spencer Foundation: Small Research Grants on Education Queries for Health Sciences are to be directed to fhs.researchfunding@uct.ac.za. All other faculties to direct queries to internationalgrants@uct.ac.za Applicants must complete UCT’s intention-to-submit form by 3 March 2023; eRA internal approvals forms should reach the Finance Approver step by 15 March 2023; Faculty-approved eRA forms must reach UCT’s Research Contracts & Innovation (RC&I) office by 27 March 2023.
Short Research Visit/Course (round one) Amanda Raman 03 April 2023
URC Call for Nominations: 2023 Creative Works Award and Meritorious Creative Work Prize  Zam Ndzotyana 1 May 2023
URC Call for Nominations: 2023 Book Award and meritorious book prizes  Zam Ndzotyana 1 May 2023
URC call for applications: Visiting Scholars Fund (VSF) and Visiting Lecturers Fund (VLF) grants  Zam Ndzotyana 1 May 2023
UEC Research Equipment Grant Call 2023 Robyn Udemans 26 May 2023

Advanced Computing Committee (ACC) Research Equipment Call 2023

Robyn Udemans 31 May 2023
UCT Enabling Grant Seeker Awards Robyn Udemans Friday, 01 Jul 2023
(for external-to-UCT funding applications submitted between
01 July 2022 and 30 May 2023); 
Friday, 10 November 2023
(for external-to-UCT funding applications submitted between
01 January 2023 and 31 October 2023)
Honorary Research Associate notice Research Funding None 
Oppenheimer Memorial Trust: Awards for Sabbatical Study sabbatical@omt.org.za / +27 11 551 9500 • 30th September of the previous year for sabbaticals commencing January to March
• 31st January in the same year for sabbaticals commencing April to June
• 31st March in the same year for sabbaticals commencing July to October

Current open NRF Grants

Application categories
Funding programme
Contact person(s)
UCT internal deadline
 
NRF co-funding programme with the French Institutes (CNRS/IRD/Cirad) Collaboration (Closed call for full proposals) Mbasa Mguye 14th of every month
 
2023 International Initiative for Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation 2023 Robyn Udemans Notice of Intent (mandatory), 2 May 2023 20:00 PM (Eastern Time); UCT deadline for internal review of full proposal, 28 August 2023
Concept Notes
Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) - Concept Notes Natalie Le Roux 12 May 2023
General Research Grants
African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme Natalie Le Roux 12 May 2023
Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers (CPRR) Alison Witbooi 12 May 2023
Competitive Support for Unrated Researchers (CSUR) Alison Witbooi 12 May 2023
Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (FBIP) - Small Grants Zam Ndzotyana 12 May 2023
New Earth Observation Frontiers (NEOFrontiers) Innovation support Robyn Udemans 12 May 2023
New Earth Observation Frontiers (NEOFrontiers) Product Development Robyn Udemans 12 May 2023
South African National Antarctic Programme (SANAP) Natalie Le Roux 12 May 2023
Support for Y-rated Researchers Natalie Le Roux 12 May 2023
Thuthuka Jacqueline Sylvester 12 May 2023
International Research and Mobility Grants
Africa-Japan Collaborative Research (AJ-CORE) Programme Alison Witbooi 25 Apr 2023
Global Change Social Science (GCSS) Alison Witbooi 12 May 2023
GRC SDG Pilot Call for Full Proposals Natalie Le Roux 12 May 2023
NRF co-funding programme with the French Institutes (CNRS/IRD/Cirad) (Closed call) Alison Witbooi 12 Sep 2023
Russia: JINR Research and Innovation Grants (Closed Call) Natalie Le Roux 12 May 2023
SA-Flanders (FWO) Joint Research Programme Alison Witbooi 01 Jun 2023
SA - France (PROTEA) Call for Joint Proposals Alison Witbooi 25 May 2023
SA - USA (NSF) Biodiversity on a Changing Planet (BoCP) Alison Witbooi 28 Apr 2023
SA-Sweden Universities Forum (SASUF) call for seed grants Alison Witbooi 28 Apr 2023
SA-Brazil (FAPESP) Scientific Seminars on HSS Alison Witbooi 28 Apr 2023
Travel, Training and Conference Grants
DSI-NRF Conference Fund Zam Ndzotyana 07 Apr 2023
Equipment Related Travel & Training (ERTTG) Round 1 Robyn Udemans 07 Apr 2023
ERC Mobility
ERC book of abstracts
Robyn Udemans 21 Apr 2023
ISC Grants for Travel & Hosting of Events Robyn Udemans 24 Mar 2023
Knowledge Interchange & Collaboration (KIC) Round 1 Zam Ndzotyana 31 Mar 2023
NRF-DFG International Research Training Groups (IRTGs) Preparatory Workshops Alison Witbooi 28 Apr 2023

Forthcoming NRF grants (these opportunities will open shortly)

Notice
Contact person(s)
Deadline

General research grants

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International collaborative grants

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