Capacity and Funding - Open Calls
Funding Opportunities
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PhD bursary - Cardiology
Deadline: 28 February 2026
Contact person: Alfonso Pecoraro ([email protected])
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CALL: SU Research Publication Fees fund 2026
Deadline: 05 March 2026
Contact person: Maryke Hunter-Husselmann ([email protected])
» Regulations and application form
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FUNDING CALL: Oppenheimer Memorial Trust_ Postgraduate study for Master’s, Doctoral, and Postdoctoral
Deadlines: 31 March and 31 August 2026
Enquiries: ([email protected])
» Oppenheimer - Masters & Doctoral
» Oppenheimer - Application portal guidelines
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FUNDING CALL: THUTHUKA - Early Career Researchers
Intend to apply deadline: 20 February 2026
Deadline: 09 March 2026
Contact person: Dominique Meyer ([email protected])
» Thuthuka institutional support form
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FUNDING CALL: NRF Travel, Training and Conference Grants & DRD Travel Grant
Deadline: 23 February 2026
Contact person: Dominique Meyer ([email protected])
» DRD Travel grant - Research visits terms
» DRD travel grant - Application form
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1st CALL: FMHS Scientific Travel & Publication Award Fund
Deadline: 01 March 2026
Contact person: Tashwell de Wet ([email protected])
» Research visit application form
» Publication Award fund application form
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NOTIFICATION NIHR Global Health Research Future Calls
» Letter
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FUNDING CALL: Spencer Foundation Small Grants on Education
Deadline: 07 April 2026
Contact person: Dominique Meyer ([email protected])
» Application feedback and tips
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Funding opportunity: Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF)
Deadline: 03 March & 19 May 2026
Contact person: Shannon Faro ([email protected])
» LCRF - Overcoming resistance info
» LCRF - Prevention and early detection info
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CALL: FMHS Research Committee Lecturer Replacement Fund 2026
Deadline: 25 February 2026
Contact person: Tashwell de Wet ([email protected])
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CALL: FMHS Research Committee Early-career Research Fund | 2026
Deadline: 24 February 2026
Contact person: Tashwell de Wet ([email protected])
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FUNDING CALL: University of St Andrews Global Fellowship Scheme
Deadline: 02 March 2026
Contact person: ([email protected])
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CALL: Funding opportunity: Wellcome Trust - Climate Impacts Awards: Unlocking urgent climate action by making the health effects of climate change visible
Deadline: 25 March 2026
Contact person: Shannon Faro ([email protected])
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CALLS: EU Horizon Europe Work Programme (2026-2027)
Deadline: Various
Contact persons: Lizél Senekal ([email protected]), Renée Goretsky ([email protected]) or Puseletso Motsomane ([email protected])
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Internal closing dates update: 2026 NRF Rating Call
Deadline: Various
Contact person: Aasima Gaffoor ([email protected])
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CALL: University of St Andrews Global Fellowship Scheme
Deadline: 02 March 2026
Contact person: ([email protected])
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CALL: Wellcome Trust - Discovery Award round 1 2026
Deadline: 16 March 2026
Contact person: Shannon Faro ([email protected])
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NOTICE: 2026 NRF Rating Call Communique
Deadline: Various
Contact person: Aasima Gaffoor ([email protected])
» Call
» 2025 Rating information package
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CALL: Wellcome - Career Development Award round 1 2026
Deadline: 11 March 2026
Contact person: Shannon Faro ([email protected])
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CALL: Global Health EDCTP3 2026
Deadlines: 04 March, 17 September & 31 August 2026
Contact persons: Lizél Senekal ([email protected]) or Puseletso Motsomane ([email protected])
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunities