The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is pleased to announce the launch of the 1st Joint Transnational Call for proposals under the European Partnership on One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (EUP OHAMR). The call aims to develop innovative, cost-effective treatment options for antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This is an international call for proposals co-funded by the European Union and 37 national and regional funding organisations from 28 countries, with an estimated total call budget of over 31 million Euro.

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is pleased to announce a new Request for Applications (RFA): Cancer Research Projects. The SAMRC is issuing this RFA to advance the National Department of Health’s Cancer Prevention and Control Plan, which prioritises prevention, early detection, equitable treatment, and palliative care.

The South African Medical Research Council’s (SAMRC) Division of Research Capacity Development (RCD) is pleased to request applications from mid-career scientists in health/medical research. The SAMRC Mid-Career scientist Programme is an excellent opportunity for South African academic institutions to support future health research leaders to grow their own research teams and make the transition to independent researchers.

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) invites suitably qualified and experienced professionals to serve as an Independent Member of its Audit, Risk and IT Committee. The Committee’s mandate includes providing independent oversight over financial management, risk management, internal controls, IT governance, and compliance processes within the Entity.

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is pleased to announce a call for Doctoral and Master’s scholarship applications in Biostatistics and related fields at a South African university for the 2026 academic year. The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to strengthen capacity in data-driven biomedical and health research, support the development of highly skilled scientists equipped to address complex health challenges and promote interdisciplinary collaboration across quantitative and clinical sciences by providing funding support to scholars undertaking Doctoral and Master’s studies in Biostatistics or research programmes at the intersection of statistics, mathematics, biomedicine, computer science, data science, bioinformatics, epidemiology and health informatics. Preference will be given to candidates who are already registered, have an approved research project proposal and confirmed supervisors.

The European Partnership for Personalised Medicine, EP PerMed, supported by the European Union under Horizon Europe, Grant Agreement N° 101137129, has launched its first research, innova-tion and technology call (RITC2026) for proposals on “Test and Demonstration of Multimodal Data Approaches for Personalised Medicine”, acronym “MultiPMData2026”. In total, 19 funding organisa-tions participate in this call with an available budget of over 1 4.8 Mio. € (approx.). EP PerMed funding organisations, listed below, have agreed to jointly fund multinational innovative research and technology projects in personalised medicine (PM) to encourage innovative, interdisciplinary public-private partnerships and to support the translational and clinical implementation of research outcomes.

Together with the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is inviting investigators to submit applications with a focus on implementation research, addressing strategies for strengthening of health systems to improve equity in high quality care and health outcomes and reduce the prevalence and impact of non-communicable diseases.