Faculty of Health Sciences

Wellcome is soliciting applications for their Discovery Awards scheme from established researchers and teams from any discipline. Researchers who want to pursue bold and creative research ideas to deliver significant shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health and wellbeing are eligible to apply.  Successful applicants will be expected to actively promote a diverse, inclusive and supportive research environment within their team and across their organisation.   

Award details:  
Up to eight years of project expenses   

Eligibility:  

Established researchers  

Download the PDF outlining UCT’s deadlines for internal approval.

Funder deadline:  

08 April 2025 

The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) have funding opportunities available for research projects, and invite applications for fundingto the following projects/programmes: 

Type A projects 
The purpose of this funding is to support high-quality research to advance management and improve outcomes for the most common cancers in South Africa. 

Type B projects 
The focus is on environmental/ lifestyle-related risk reduction and helping the public to make healthy choices to reduce their risk of cancer. 

Type C projects 
The focus is on optimising services to cancer patients and addressing their diverse needs including early detection, recognition of signs and symptoms of cancer and pathways to cancer treatment and care. 

Award details  

• Type A projects: Up to R1 million per year, for three years. 

• Type B and C projects: Up to R60 000 per year. 

Eligibility  

•Type A projects: Aimed at MBChB and PhD cancer researchers based at South African universities and research organisations. 

•Type B and C projects: Aims to support emerging researchers within the cancer research field. 

Download the PDF outlining UCT’s deadlines for internal approval    

Funder deadlines:  

Type A projects: 30 April 2025 

Type B/C projects: There are no deadlines that applicants would need to adhere to for submission as applications are accepted throughout the year  

The University Equipment Committee seeks to advance, extend, and support the research equipment infrastructure of UCT in concert with the research strategies of UCT, the faculties and departments. Equipment may be defined as a facility or system that is used for research purposes and that provides experimental, analytical, processing, testing, measurement, storing, housing, preparation, performative or recording capabilities. The UEC considers applications for funding of either single, or multiple items of equipment which together constitute a coherent unit. 

Award details 

Refer to application form R&I18 for details 

Eligibility 

• Permanent academic staff 

• Academic staff on T2 contracts of at least 5 years 

• Joint PGWC/UCT academic staff in Health Sciences on UCT Conditions of Service (excluding registrars).  

Submission deadline  
23 May 2025  

Download the full call for more information and the R&I18 form to apply