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P E R FOR M A NC E I N FOR M A T I ON

The number of beneficiaries and the amount scholarships), including new intake for the 2025/2026
invested in 2025/2026 for each programme are reporting period, exceeded the annual target of
listed in the Table below. The total number of 110. The total performance for indicator 4.1.1 is 226.
funded beneficiaries (career awards/grants and

NUMBER OF AMOUNT
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME BENEFICIARIES CATEGORY AWARDED
SAMRC Researcher Development Grant 7 PhD 1,439,291.00
Bongani Mayosi-National Health Scholars Programme 8 PhD 1,544,401.90
Biostatistics Capacity Development Programme 17 MSc 3,643,000.00
SAMRC Clinician Researcher Development Programme 36 PhD 11,216,961.04
SAMRC Postgraduate Research Associate Programme
(previously SAMRC Internship Scholarship Programme) 37 MSc and PhD 7,870,000.00
The Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation Scholarship Programme 18 MSc and PhD 6,657,075.00
CSSFF-SAMRC UWC MSc in Pharmacy Administration and policy regulation 4 MSc 390,000.00
PhD Nodal SAPRIN Fellowship 2 PhD 1,040,000.00
TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS 129 33,800,728.94

NUMBER OF AMOUNT
CAREER AWARD/GRANT PROGRAMME BENEFICIARIES CATEGORY AWARDED
SAMRC Mid-Career Scientists 7 Scientists (PI) 10,500,000.00
Scientists 30 Scientists (PI) 6,580,600.00
Postdoctoral Fellows 3 Post-doctoral 1,050,000.00
Fellows
PhD Students 15 PhD 2,280,000.00
RCDI – Nested Postgraduate Programme 15 Post-doctoral 5,250,000.00
Fellows
SAMRC Intramural Post-doctoral Fellowship Programme 16 Post-doctoral 4,585,833.00
Fellows
SAMRC Early Investigators Programme 11 Scientists (PI) 5,500,000.00

TOTAL CAREER AWARDS/GRANTS 97 35,746,433.00

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