Grants, Innovation and Product Development

The SAMRC's Grants, Innovation and Product Development Unit (GIPD) manages all external grant processes (excluding the Career Award Programme) for strategic partnerships and innovative research projects.

The Team

	Dr Michelle Mulder Executive Director: Grants, Innovation and Product Development Tel: +27 21 938 0937 E-mail: michelle.mulder@mrc.ac.za
	Ms Zoleka Ngcete Programme Manager SHIP Medical Devices Grand Challenges South Africa Tel: +27 21 938 0854 E-mail: zoleka.ngcete@mrc.ac.za		Dr Marlon Cerf Senior Programme Manager SAMRC-Newton Fund Programmes HeLTI Programme Tel: +27 21 938 0818 E-mail: marlon.cerf@mrc.ac.za
	Mrs Nondwe Titi Project Manager TB Diagnostics Programme SAMRC-Newton Fund TB Implementation Science Tel: +27 21 938 0989 E-mail: Nondwe.zama@mrc.ac.za		Ms Rizwana Mia Programme Manager SAMRC-Newton Fund Programmes Precision Medicine / NCD Programme TB Vaccines Programme Tel: +27 21 938 0984 E-mail: rizwana.mia@mrc.ac.za
	Mr Clive Glass Grants Manager Self-initiated Research Grants Tel: +27 21 938 0225 E-mail: clive.glass@mrc.ac.za		Ms Candice Roux Project Manager SAMRC-Newton Fund-GSK NCDs in Africa TB/ HIV Collaborating Centres & TB RePORT Tel: +27 21 938 0820 E-mail: candice.roux@mrc.ac.za
	Mr Babalo Ntlebi Junior Project Manager Tel: +27 21 938 0231 Email: babalo.ntlebi@mrc.ac.za		Mrs Manyeke Sengwana Senior Scientist Self-initiated Research Grants Tel: +27 21 938 0224 E-mail: manyeke.sengwana@mrc.ac.za
	Mrs Nereshnee Moodley–Leepile Chief Administration Officer Tel: +27 21 938 0991 Email: nereshnee.moodley@mrc.ac.za		Mr Karabo Kgomo Junior Project Manager Tel: +27 21 938 0229 E-mail: karabo.kgomo@mrc.ac.za
	Ms Jo-Anne Valentyn Senior Administration Officer Self-Initiated Research Grants Extra-mural Unit Review Administration Tel: +27 21 938 0217 E-mail: jo-anne.valentyn@mrc.ac.za		Ms Anthea Van Blerk Chief Administration Officer - Finances Tel: +27 21 938 0990 Email: Anthea.VanBlerk@mrc.ac.za

Funding

The SAMRC is the largest local health research funder in South Africa. Along with its Intramural and Extramural Research Units, the SAMRC also funds a number of other health research programmes, including those focused on health innovation, through strategic partnerships and grants managed by the Grants Innovation and Product Development Unit (GIPD).

Research programmes selected for funding focus on the major health issues impacting South Africa and the rest of the world.

SAMRC Grant Programmes

Strategic Partnerships

Self-initiated Research Grants
Conference Funding
Flagship Programme
Collaborating Centres
SAAVI
- HAVEG

Strategic Health Innovation Partnerships (SHIP) – DST, NDOH and BMGF
Grand Challenges South Africa - BMGF
SAMRC-UK MRC Newton Fund
SAMRC- Forté (Sweden) Collaboration to Support Inequalities in Health and Health Systems
SAMRC-CIHR Healthy Life Trajectories Initiative (HeLTI)
US-South Africa Program for Collaborative Biomedical Research (NIH)
India- South Africa Collaborative Research Programme on HIV/AIDS and TB

Brochures and Factsheets

View the General SAMRC Terms and Conditions of Funding.

Please note that some of the SAMRC’s funding programmes may include additional or alternative eligibility and funding criteria.

The GIPD Unit drives the SAMRC’s commitment to innovation through the following research and funding divisions:
(Please click on the image for more information on the various divisions and on Grants for more information on funding programmes.)