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DIVISION OF RESEARCH CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

Overview

The overarching objective of the SAMRC's Division are also contributing substantially to transformation
of Research Capacity Development (RCD) is to in health research. In 2024/2025, RCD’s programmes
enhance the long-term sustainability of health have continued to contribute to the SAMRC’s
research in South Africa by providing funding for the strategic objectives of administering health research
next generation of health researchers. The division effectively and efficiently, leading the generation of
supports health research capacity development new knowledge and building human capacity for
by offering scholarships, fellowships and research the long-term sustainability of health research in
grants/career awards to post-graduate students, South Africa.
postdoctoral fellows, as well as early and mid-career
scientists at South African universities. With most of RCD’s programmes are divided into Scholarships
these awards aimed at individuals from historically and Career Awards/Grants as depicted in the
disadvantaged backgrounds, the division’s activities figure below.

RCD PROGRAMMES

SCHOLARSHIPS CAREER AWARDS/GRANTS

Bongani Mayosi
National Health Scholars Clinician Researcher SAMRC Intramural Clinician Post-Doc
Programme Development Programme Post-Doc Programme Career Development

SAMRC Postgraduate Researcher Development Mid-Career Research Capacity
Research Associate Programme Scientists Programme Development Initiative
Programme for HDIS

Chan Soon-Shiong Family
Specialized Training in Nested RCDI Nested RCDI
Vaccinology/Biostatistics Foundation Scholarship Post-Doc Programme PhD Programme
Programme

Early-Career SAMRC Extramural
Scientists Programme Post-Doc Programme

Early Career Mid Career
MSc PhD Post doc
Scientist Scientist
Established
Health practitioners, Clinicians, Biomedical Scientists, Biostatisticians, Bioinformaticists researcher

Scholarship and grant programmes managed by the division of Research
Capacity Development

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