The Research Capacity Development & Funding Office (RCFO) manages and administers research funding internal to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, including funding from the FMHS Research Committee. In addition, the office deals with some of the national health research funding bodies as listed in the table below. Current open funding calls and related application information can be accessed through our Funding Opportunities link, or by clicking www.sun.ac.za/RDSfunding.
FMHS Research Committee funding:
7 March 2025
14 May 2025
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5 September 2025
12 September 2025
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1 March 2025(for travel April-August)
1 July 2025(for travel August-December)
1 November 2025 (for travel December-April)
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1 October 2025
Provisional closing date(NOTE: Internal closing dates will be earlier than the funders’ closing dates)
16 April 2025 (internal)Ad hoc
Discovery Foundation
30 September 2025 (internal)
23 October 2025 (TBC, external)
18 November 2025 (internal)
15 January 2026 (TBC, external)
TBA
19 February 2025 (internal)
28 February 2025 (external)
8 September 2025 (internal)
15 September 2025 (external)
For further information, kindly contact Tashwell de Wet, tashwell@sun.ac.za, 021 938 9056.
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