The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), through its Division of Research Capacity Development (RCD), is pleased to invite applications for its Intra-mural Postdoctoral Programme. This funding opportunity is available to individuals who have obtained their doctoral degrees within the last five years from the date of application.

The South African Medical Research Council's Division of Research Capacity Development (RCD) invites applications from Postdoctoral Fellows who have obtained their Doctoral degrees not more than five (5) years before the date of application and who are immediately available to start working on a project hosted by the SAMRC Extramural Research Units (EMU) based at the University of Cape Town “SAMRC/UCT Platform for Pharmacogenomics Research and Translation Research Unit”

Recognizing the catastrophic impact of U.S. funding cuts on the South African Health Research Enterprise since January 2025, the SAMRC has been spearheading efforts to raise funding to support affected institutions/organisations. In recognition of the urgency, the South African Government has approved an initial allocation of R132 million for the 2025/26 financial year under the emergency provisions of the Public Finance Management Act for this purpose. An additional R268 million will be proposed through the 2026 budget process to complete a total three-year commitment of R400 million. This investment has been augmented by generous commitments of R100 million each from the Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust.

PhD funding opportunity for South African citizens or permanent residents who are students or graduates in medicine, dentistry, or nursing. This funding opportunity is designed to offer flexible and realistic options to clinicians who want to pursue their PhD studies. Funding may be used to provide protected research time from clinical training or clinical service obligations to support PhD studies undertaken in parallel with clinical activities. The use of funds is strictly for research training, i.e., obtaining a PhD.

The purpose of this Request for Applications (RFA) is to attract PhD and Masters candidates within the following research fields, which will be given preference: Biostatistics, Bioethics, Bioinformatics, Data Science, Digital Health, Demography, Epidemiology, Environmental Public Health, Evolutionary Virology, Implementation and Translational Science, Health Economics, Genomics, Immunology and Structural Biology.

Funding opportunity for emerging researchers who are at the late stages of their PhDs (last 12-months). The funds can be used for dedicated time to spend on their research activities, pay for work relief, or any justifiable intervention. This Request for Applications particularly encourages applications from SAMRC staff and affiliated postgraduate students for whom completion of their PhD degrees has been directly impacted by the US funding cuts. Such applications may be considered for funding beyond 12 months.

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.

The Human Frontier Science Program Organization, in collaboration with its South African members, the South African Medical Research Council and the National Research Foundation, invites applications for the following HFSP funding opportunities for 2026: HFSP Research Grants; HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowships; HFSP Awardees Meeting