The SAMRC Research Capacity Development scholarships programmes includes: the Bongani Mayosi National Health Scholars Programme, SAMRC Clinician Researcher Programme, and SAMRC Scientist Development Scholarship (formerly Internship/scholarship programme)
The Bongani Mayosi National Health Scholars Programme |
There is no set amount of scholarship value. The scholarship value is determined by establishing how much the SA Government would pay the candidate if they were full-time employed with the qualifications they currently hold. Thus, the scholarship value is equivalent to the after-tax take-home pay of the candidate, based on the salary scales of the relevant post (or equivalent) in the National Department of Health. Prospective applicants are to note that once the benchmarking process has been completed (based on the criteria at the time) and a scholarship amount has been awarded, it will remain fixed for the full duration of the degree studies. Requirements and Eligibility Applicants must meet the following requirements and eligibility for the application to be considered by the scholarship selection committee:
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SAMRC Clinician Researcher Programme |
The SAMRC is invested in strengthening efforts that take cognizance of the scarcity of Clinician researchers in South Africa. The purpose of the Clinician Researcher Development programme is to develop a cadre of highly trained clinician-scientists who are likely to be attracted to and excel in careers in academic medicine. Through its Division of Research Capacity Development, the SAMRC is committed to encourage and enable Universities to effect a substantial increase in their production of early-career clinician scientists (sentence break here) and develop a vibrant and transformed health research academic pipeline in South African medical schools. General Requirements and Eligibility Applicants must meet the following requirements and eligibility criteria for the application to considered by the scholarship selection committee.
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SAMRC Scholarship Programme |
This programme seeks specifically to train and develop scientists from under-represented groups, namely African Black, Indian, Coloured and Asian, whose research supervisors are employees or researchers or Grant holders at SAMRC. These research supervisors may be working for the SAMRC as researchers within SAMRC intra or extra mural research units. The research supervisor may be an SAMRC funded Principal Investigator working as a research scientist at any of the universities in South Africa. The purpose of the program is to (i) contribute towards the SAMRC's transformation agenda to increase the representation of quality postgraduate scientists from designated groups with an emphasis on Black females and (ii) growing the number of PhD candidates from Historically Disadvantaged Institutions (HDIs). The programme attracts young scientists of the highest calibre to complement SAMRC senior researchers and influence sustainable long-term collaboration with national and international institutions through joint supervision of South African students. The long-term goal of this programme is to substantially increase the number of scientists from designated groups in strategic and emerging fields within the health and clinical research where these groups are underrepresented, such as, but not limited to Biostatistics, Demography, Data Science, Genomics, Epidemiology, Implementation and Translational Science etc. The value of the scholarships is at least the following:
General Requirements and Eligibility Applicants must meet the following requirements and eligibility criteria for the application to be considered by the scholarship selection committee.
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Specialized Training in Vaccinology |
RCD is working with different South African Universities and/Research Centers specializing in Vaccinology to develop the next generation of leaders in the field of Vaccinology. The focus is on early career researchers specializing in the various research areas within the broad field of Vaccinology including but not limited to, Vaccine discovery, Vaccine development and manufacturing, Vaccine implementation and Clinical epidemiology of vaccines. The SAMRC has previously collaborated with the Government of Switzerland via the Swiss Vaccine Research Institute (SVRC) and the University of Lausanne (UL) in a capacity development program in the research field of Vaccine Development. This is an e-learning facilitated program. As at August 2021, five universities within South Africa (namely; MUT, SMU, UKZN, WITS and WSU) and seven SAMRC research units and hosted/funded entities namely; Cochrane South Africa, Health Systems Research Unit, HIV Prevention Research Unit, Respiratory and Meningeal Pathogens Research Unit, Afrigen Biologics, Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory and CAPRISA are hosting scholars participating on the program. The value of the scholarship is R300 000.00 for completion of the Master’s degree. |
SAMRC Staff Development Award |
The programme provides support to individuals employed in academic institutions or SAMRC research units who are engaged in health/medical/clinical research to improve their academic qualifications. The funds can be used to afford dedicated time to spend in research activities, either as a salary while on unpaid leave or to pay for work relief. The programme targets previously disadvantaged groups and is expected to increase the number of academic with PhD degrees as part of overall research capacity strengthening and transformation. The value of the award is up to up to R250 000.00 per year (once-off funding). General Requirements and Eligibility Applicants must meet the following requirements and eligibility criteria for the application to be considered for the award:
Applicants must consult with RCD before they submit their application |
For Current Open Request for Applications please view our Funding Page
For more information on Scholarship Funding Management and Administration
Dr Lindokuhle Ndlandla at Lindokuhle.Ndlandla@mrc.ac.za or +27 21 938 0442