Funding Opportunities
CALL: SAMRC Request for Applications: HIV Research and Innovation
Deadline: 14 April 2025
Contact person: Shannon Faro (sbrooks@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU): Gender Grants
Deadline: 05 May 2025
Contact person: Puseletso Motsomane (pmotsomane@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: Africa-United Kingdom Physics Partnership Mobility and Networking grants
Deadline: 07 April 2025
Contact person: Dominique Meyer (dominiquem@sun.ac.za)
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CALLS: NRF FREE-STANDING , INNOVATION AND SCARCE SKILLS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR 2026
Deadline: 07 April 2025
Enquiries: (postdocinfo@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: The Spencer Foundation Research Grants on Education: Small Grants on Education Program
Deadline: 02 April 2025
Contact person: Levert Louw (levert@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: CERI African STARS Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 31 March 2025
Contact person: Suzette Grobler (groblers@sun.ac.za)
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CALL & INFORMATION SESSION: Wellcome Trust - Early Career Awards
Deadline: 08 May 2025
Contact person: Shannon Faro (sbrooks@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: Coimbra Scholarship Programme for young researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa
Deadline: 31 March 2025
Contact person: (office@coimbra-group.eu)
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CALL: DRD Travel Grant - Internasionale Reis/ International Travel
Deadline: 24 March 2025
Contact person: Dominique Meyer (dominiquem@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: ALC Training call 2025-26
Deadline: 24 March 2025
Contact person: Thomas du Plooy (tiduplooy@csir.co.za)
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CALL: NRF Thuthuka - Early Career Researchers
Deadline: 24 March 2025
Contact person: Dominique Meyer (dominiquem@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: NRF KIC Travel, Training and Conference Opportunities
Deadlines: 24 March & 03 April 2025
Contact person: Dominique Meyer (dominiquem@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Partners, Global Grand Challenges - Requests for Proposals
Deadlines: 25 March 2025
Contact persons: Puseletso Motsomane (pmotsomane@sun.ac.za) or Lizel Senekal (lizelk@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: Wellcome Trust - Climate Impacts Awards: Unlocking urgent climate action by making the health effects of climate change visible
Deadline: 14 April 2025
Contact person: Shannon Faro (sbrooks@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: Wellcome Trust - Mental Health Award: Advancing target validation for novel mental health drug discovery
Deadline: 07 April 2025
Contact person: Shannon Faro (sbrooks@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: FMHS Open Access Publication Fund (FMHS-OAF)
Deadline: No deadline, submit anytime during the year
Contact person: Tania Brodovcky (taniab@sun.ac.za)
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NOTIFICATION: The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU): “Writing for the media” - training with Universal Impact / The Conversation
Deadline: 08 April 2025
Contact person: Puseletso Motsomane (pmotsomane@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: The Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU): Supporting Research Community Training Grants
Deadline: 08 April 2025
Contact person: Puseletso Motsomane (pmotsomane@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: ICGEB Research Grant - Collaborative Research Programme (CRP)
Deadline: 30 April 2025
Contact person: Puseletso Motsomane (pmotsomane@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: CANSA Research Type B/C Funding Call 2025/26
Deadline: No deadline
Enquiries: (Research@cansa.org.za)
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CALL: Global Health EDCTP3 2025
Deadlines: 20 March & 02 September 2025
Contact persons: Lizel Senekal (lizelk@sun.ac.za) or Puseletso Motsomane (pmotsomane@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: CANSA Research Type A Funding Call 2026
Deadline: 16 April 2025
Contact person: Shannon Faro (sbrooks@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: UKRI-MRC (Medical Research Council) Various Grant Opportunities
Deadline: 14 April 2025
Contact person: Dominique Meyer (dominiquem@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: Wellcome Trust - Discovery Award
Deadline: 25 March 2025
Contact person: Shannon Faro (sbrooks@sun.ac.za)
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CALLS: All Erasmus+ opportunities - how to find calls & how to apply
Deadline: Various
Contact person: Lizel Senekal (lizelk@sun.ac.za)
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CALL PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT: Wellcome Trust potential upcoming call: Climate and Mental Health Award: Uncovering mechanisms between heat and mental health
Deadline: TBC
Contact person: Shannon Faro (sbrooks@sun.ac.za)
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CALL PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT: South Africa-Canda Universities Network (SACUN) Call for applications
Deadline: 25 April 2025
Contact person: Dominique Meyer (dominiquem@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: Rare diseases and Infectious diseases: Genomics for Health in Africa Scientific Exchange
Deadline: Rolling call basis
Contact person: Dominique Meyer (dominiquem@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: Humboldt Research Fellowship for postdoctoral and experienced researchers
Deadline: No closing date
Contact person: Puseletso Motsomane (pmotsomane@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: Pre-Launch Research Grant Call II: Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa
Deadline: TBC
Contact person: Shannon Faro (sbrooks@sun.ac.za)
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LECTURESHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Venice International University Globalization Program
Deadline: Various
Contact person: Kirwan Adams (kirwan@sun.ac.za)
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CALL: Important Update - NRF Rating Application Process
Enquiries: (aasima@sun.ac.za)
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LIBRARY NOTICE: Update on open access (OA) publishing options at Stellenbosch University
Contact person: Caretha Nel (caretha@sun.ac.za)
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CALLS: Horizon Europe Marie Curie Actions for 2023-2024
Deadline: Various
Contact person: Lizel Senekal (lizelk@sun.ac.za)
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CALLS: Horizon Europe 2023-2024 DRAFT Work Programmes 2,4,5,7
Deadline: Various
Contact person: Lizel Senekal (lizelk@sun.ac.za)
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CALLS: Horizon Europe 2023-2024 DRAFT Work Programmes 8,9,11
Deadline: Various
Contact person: Lizel Senekal (lizelk@sun.ac.za)
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New Tool on NRF Connect: Importing Research Output Records from other sources
Contact person: Dominique Meyer (dominiquem@sun.ac.za)
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunities
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