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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 Eur​ope 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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