Research and Internationalisation 
Development and Support (RIDS)

 

Funding support

Access current research funding opportunities

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​​.

 

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) funding opportunitiesProvisional closing date
FMHS Research Committee funding​:​​
  • Early-career research funding
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    guidelines.pdf (273.69 KB)
    Guidelines
7 March 2025
  • ​Lecturer replacement funding
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    guidelines.pdf (259.58 KB)
    Guidelines
14 March 2025
  • Postdoctoral fellowships
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    guidelines.pdf (279.75 KB)
    Guidelines​
14 May 2025
  • ​Temporary research assistance
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    guidelines.pdf (276.99 KB)
    Guidelines
5 September 2025
  • Research assistance posts
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    guidelines.pdf (315.42 KB)
    Guidelines
12 September 2025
Ad hoc until 5 December 2025
 
​Other FMHS sources:
  • Scientific travel and publication award funding 
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    guidelines.pdf (289.69 KB)
    Guidelines

1 March 2025
(for travel April-August)

1 July 2025
(for travel August-December)

1 November 2025 
(for travel December-April)

  • Harry Crossley Foundation funding
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    guidelines.pdf (1.46 MB)
    Guidelines
1 October 2025
National funding opportunities for health research (selected) Provisional closing date
(NOTE: Internal closing dates will be earlier than the funders’ closing dates)

Cancer Association of South Africa​ (CANSA)

  • Type A projects
  • Type B/C projects​
16 April 2025 (internal)
Ad hoc
Discovery Foundation 
  • Academic fellowships

13 October 2025 (internal)

30 October 2025 (external)

  • Sub-specialist awards

13 October 2025 (internal)

30 October 2025 (external)

  • Rural healthcare awards

10 November 2025 (internal)

15 January 2026 (external)

  • Excellence awards
Discontinued
​Medical Research Council (MRC) 
  • ​Clinician Researcher Development Programme
22 September 2025
  • ​Bongani Myosi National Health Scholars Programme​
TBA
National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) Research Trust​TBA
Poliomyelitis Research Foundation (PRF)

19 February 2025 (internal)

28 February 2025 (external)​

8 September 2025 (internal)

15 September 2025 (external)

 

For further information, kindly contact Tashwell de Wet, [email protected], 021 938 9056.