Current funding opportunities
These lists provide the UCT research community with information regarding internal and external grants and awards, NRF funding opportunities and more.
- Internal Funding Opportunities & Awards Nominations
- External Funding Opportunities & Awards Nominations (non-NRF)
- NRF Funding & Grants
- Other Opportunities & Notices
New funding opportunities are sent out via the Research Announcement newsletter every second week: Subscribe here.
For specific Faculty of Health Sciences funding opportunities and related events, visit the FHS Research Noticeboard.
For specific Postdoctoral Research Fellowship current and archived grant and funding calls, visit the PDRF Fellowships Noticeboard.
For specific Postgraduate funding calls, visit the Postgraduate degree funding noticeboard.
For archived calls or any queries, contact researchvisibility@uct.ac.za.
Internal Funding Opportunities & Awards Nominations
For more information visit internal funding opportunities or contact Research Support Services.
External Opportunities & Awards Nominations (non-NRF)
Recurring funding opportunities | ||
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The Wellcome Trust awards below currently have three submission cycles each year. Specific dates change but the calls for applications generally run between February to May; July to September; and October to December. Please start with the UCT Intention to submit form if you would like to apply to any of these opportunities. The appropriate team from the Research Office or the Faculty of Health Sciences will be in touch. Or contact us as follows:
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| Intention to submit deadline | Funder deadline | |
| 18 August 2026 | 10 November 2026, 17:00 GMT | |
| 25 August 2026 | 17 November 2026, 17:00 GMT | |
| 30 June 2026 | 22 September 2026, 17:00 GMT | |
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NRF Funding & Grants
Application categories | Funding programme | Contact person(s) | Deadline |
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General Research Grants
| SASUF-NRF Seed Grants for Collaborative Research | Robyn.Udemans@uct.ac.za | 1 June 2026 |
| BRICS STI Framework - Pilot STI Flagship Projects 2026 & Annex | Robyn.Udemans@uct.ac.za | Internal deadline: 8 Jun 2026. BRICS Joint Form (1 per consortium): 16 Jun 2026 | |
| BRICS STI Framework - 7th coordinated call for BRICS multilateral projects 2026 & Annex | Robyn.Udemans@uct.ac.za | Internal deadline: 8 Jun 2026. BRICS Joint Form (1 per consortium): 16 Jun 2026 | |
| NRF / European Research Council (ERC) & Annex: Book of Abstracts | Robyn.Udemans@uct.ac.za | 19 June 2026 | |
| Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) Call on Preparing for Tomorrow (P4T) & Annex | Robyn.Udemans@uct.ac.za | Letter of intent: 8 Jul 2026. Internal deadline (NRF application): 1 Oct 2026. Full proposal: 28 Oct 2026 | |
Non-funding opportunity/Ratings/Awards | 2026 NRF Awards (Nominations process – a guide) | researchfunding@uct.ac.za | 15 June 2026 |
International Research and Mobility Grants | currently none | ||
Travel, Training and Conference Grants | currently none |
Other opportunities & notices
Notice | Contact person(s) | Deadline |
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| Honorary Research Associate notice | Research Funding | none |
New funding opportunities are sent out via the Research Announcement newsletter, every second week: Subscribe here.