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Tackling deadly fungal threats: global training empowers clinicians and lab technicians
Five Emerging Researchers Honoured by Dean for Best Publications
Not Just Another Student Society
Implementation of an Interprofessional Education Programme and its contribution to social responsiveness in the community of Hanover Park, Cape Town
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Health Sciences Notice board
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Reminder: Importance of internal pre-award approval deadlines
-Timely notifications and submission of your pre-award approval, via the UCT eRA System, ensures that all the relevant support functions, including FHS Research Finance, FHS Research Office and RC&I, can provide the necessary support to timeously review and approve external research grant proposals and contracts.
Make sure to submit all required documents and approvals by the specified deadlines to avoid any delays or complications in the review process.
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Funding Opportunity | Wellcome: Early Career Awards
-The Wellcome Early-Career Awards scheme is soliciting applications from early-career researchers from any discipline who are ready to develop their research identity. Through innovative projects, they should deliver shifts in understanding that could improve human life, health, and wellbeing. By the end of the award, successful candidates should be equipped to lead their own independent research programme.
Award details
PI salary for up to five years and up to £400 000 for research purposes.
Eligibility
Early-Career Researchers.
Download the PDF outlining UCT’s deadlines for internal approval.
Funder deadline:
Three deadlines annually, with the next one for 2026 being 17 February. -
Funding Opportunity Announcement - Wellcome: Genomics in Context Awards: collaborative research at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and bioethics
-(https://wellcome.org/research-funding/schemes/genomics-in-context-awards)
Wellcome is soliciting applications for the Genomics in Context Awards: collaborative research at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and bioethics. These awards will support transdisciplinary teams to catalyse research discoveries at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and bioethics. Funded projects will be given the time and resources to create new research agendas and explore innovative ways of working.
Eligibility
Researchers with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Principal Investigator
Award details
Grants of up to £500 000, for 12-24 monthsFunder webinar for Applicants on the 18th November 2025- Registration Link
Download the PDF outlining UCT’s deadlines for internal approval
Funder deadline:
16 March 2026