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ANNUAL TARGETS
ESTIMATED
OUTPUT AUDITED/ACTUAL PERFOR-
OUTCOME OUTPUTS INDICATOR PERFORMANCE MANCE MTEF PERIOD
2022/ 2023/ 2024/ 2025/ 2026/ 2027/ 2028/
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Full or partial 4.1.4 Number of 60 68 71 35 45 45 45
awards (scholar- SAMRC career and
ships, fellowships capacity develop-
and grants) funded ment awards to
by the SAMRC to all all recipients for
recipients for Mas- Masters’, PhDs, Post-
ters, PhD, Postdoc, docs, Early-Career
Early-Career and and Mid-Career
Mid-Career Scien- Scientists at the his-
tists from historically torically disadvan-
disadvantaged and taged and under-re-
under-resourced sourced institutions
institutions
Masters’ and PhD 4.1.5 Number of 93 120 113 50 50 50 50
students graduated Masters’ and PhD
or completed students graduated
or completed

Table 24. Programme 4 - Indicators and Quarterly Targets

ANNUAL
REPORTING TARGET
OUTPUT INDICATORS FREQUENCY (2026/27) QUARTERLY TARGETS 2026/27
1 st 2 nd 3 rd 4 th

4.1.1 Number of SAMRC career and capacity Annually 130 N/A N/A N/A 130
development awards to all recipients
for Masters’, PhDs, Postdocs, Early-
Career and Mid-Career Scientists

4.1.2 Number of SAMRC career and capacity Annually 90 N/A N/A N/A 90
development awards to female
recipients for Masters’, PhDs, Postdocs,
Early-Career and Mid-Career Scientists
4.1.3 Number of SAMRC career and capacity Annually 100 N/A N/A N/A 100
development awards to Black South
African citizens and permanent resident
recipients for Masters’, PhDs, Postdocs,
Early-Career and Mid-Career Scientists
4.1.4 Number of SAMRC career and capacity Annually 45 N/A N/A N/A 45
development awards to all recipients
for Masters’, PhDs, Postdocs, Early-
Career and Mid-Career Scientists at the
historically disadvantaged and under-
resourced institutions
4.1.5 Number of Masters’ and PhD students Annually 50 N/A N/A N/A 50
graduated or completed

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