Current funding opportunities
Internal and external grants and awards, NRF funding and more
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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 |
Application categories |
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UCT internal deadline |
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NRF co-funding programme with the French Institutes (CNRS/IRD/Cirad) Collaboration (Closed call for full proposals) | Mbasa Mguye | 14th of every month |
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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 |
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