Funding Opportunities

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CALL: Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Study Leave

Deadline: 28 August 2025

Contact: (applicationqueries@omt.org.za​)

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CALL: Ignacio H. de Larramendi Research Grants - Fundación MAPFRE

Deadline: 20 October 2025

Enquiries: (becasyayudas@fundacionmapfre.org)​

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CALL: The Spencer Foundation Vision Grants

​Deadline: ​13 August 2025

Contact person: Levert Louw (Levert@sun.ac.za​)

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CALL: EU Horizon Europe Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) funding opportunities

Deadline: 09 October 2025

Contact persons: Puseletso Motsomane (pmotsomane@sun.ac.za​) or Lizel Senekal (lizelk@sun.ac.za​)

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CALL (NEW): SAMRC Researcher Development Programme (PhD support)

Deadline: 18 August 2025

Contact person: Lindokuhle Ndlandla (Lindokuhle.Ndlandla@mrc.ac.za)​

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2026 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Awards - Life and Environmental Sciences

Deadline: 04 July 2025

Contact person: Maryke Hunter-Husselmann (mh3@sun.ac.za​)​

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​​CALL: Wellcome Trust - Early Career Award

Deadline: 15 September 2025

Contact person: Shannon Faro (sbrooks@sun.ac.za)

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CALL: EU Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks 2025

Deadline: 25 November 2025

Contact persons: Puseletso Motsomane (pmotsomane@sun.ac.za​) or Lizel Senekal (lizelk@sun.ac.za​)

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CALL EXTENSION: SA-France (PROTEA) Science and Technology Research Collaboration

Deadline: 21 July 2025

Contact person: Dominique Meyer (dominiquem@sun.ac.za)​

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CALL: ERC Advanced Grants

​Deadline: 28 August 2025

Contact persons: Puseletso Motsomane (pmotsomane@sun.ac.za​) or Lizel Senekal (lizelk@sun.ac.za​)

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CALL: DSI-NRF Postgraduate Student Funding for the 2026 Academic Year

Deadlines: 11 July & 15 August 2025

Contact persons: Betina van der Merwe (betina@sun.ac.za) or Rozelle Petersen (rnp@sun.ac.za)

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CALLS: EU HORIZON EUROPE 2025 CALLS JUST PUBLISHED

Deadline: Various

Contact person: Lizel Senekal (lizelk@sun.ac.za​)

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CALL: HD Brede Award for Postgraduate Research in Infectious Disease 2025

Deadline: 08 July 2025

Contact person: Esther Rodrigues (erodrigues@sun.ac.za)

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​Notice: NRF Communique - Reconfiguration of Research Support for Established Researchers - FAQs

Contact person: Tracy Klarenbeek (tj.klarenbeek@risa.nrf.ac.za)​

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CALL: EU Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) - Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025

Deadline: 10 September 2025

Contact persons: Puseletso Motsomane (pmotsomane@sun.ac.za​) or Lizel Senekal (lizelk@sun.ac.za​)

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​CALL: UKRI-MRC (Medical Research Council) Various Grant Opportunities

Deadline: 14 August 2025

Contact person: Dominique Meyer (dominiquem@sun.ac.za)​

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CALL: Wellcome - Mental Health Award: Leveraging longitudinal data to transform early intervention in mental health

​Deadline: 08 July 2025

Contact person: Shannon Faro (sbrooks@sun.ac.za)

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CALL: Wellcome Trust - Discovery Award

Deadline: 14 July 2025

Contact person: Shannon Faro (sbrooks@sun.ac.za)

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​​​CALL: Wellcome -  Career Development Award round 2

Deadline: 10 July 2025

Contact person: Shannon Faro (sbrooks@sun.ac.za)

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​​NOTICE: NRF Communique on Reconfiguration of Research Support for Established Researchers

Contact person: Tracy Klarenbeek (tj.klarenbeek@risa.nrf.ac.za)​

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​CALL: EU Horizon Europe MSCA Staff Exchanges

Deadline: 08 October 2025

Contact persons: Puseletso Motsomane (pmotsomane@sun.ac.za​) or Lizel Senekal (lizelk@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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​​​​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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​​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: 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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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