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DIVISION OF RESEARCH CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

Overview disadvantaged backgrounds, the division’s activities

also significantly contribute to transformation in
The primary aim of the SAMRC's Division of Research health research. In 2025/2026, RCD’s programmes
Capacity Development (RCD) is to promote the continued to support the SAMRC’s strategic
long-term sustainability of health research in South goals of managing health research effectively and
Africa by funding the next generation of health efficiently, fostering the creation of new knowledge,
scientists. The division supports capacity building and developing human capacity for the sustained
by offering scholarships, fellowships, and research growth of health research in South Africa.
grants or career awards to postgraduate students,
postdoctoral fellows, and early- and mid-career RCD’s programmes are divided into Scholarships
scientists at South African universities. Since most and Career Awards/Grants as depicted in the figure
of these awards target individuals from historically below.

RCD PROGRAMME
Health practitioners, Clinicians, Biomedical Scientists, Biostatisticians, Bioinformaticists

SCHOLARSHIPS CAREER AWARDS/GRANTS

Bongani Mayosi National Health SAMRC Intramural
Scholars Programme Post Doc Programme

Clinician-Researcher SAMRC Extramural
(MBChB-PhD) Development Post Doc Programme

SAMRC Postgraduate Research Research Capacity Development Initiative
Associate Programme For HDIs

Researcher Development RCDI – Nested
Programme Postdoctoral Programme

Specialised Training in RCDI – Nested
Vaccinology/Biostatistics Postgraduate programme

Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation Mid-Career Scientists Early-Investigators
Scholarship Programme Programme Programme

Early Career Mid Career
MSc PhD Post Doc
Scientist Scientist
Established researcher

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