SAMRC Postgraduate Research Associate Programme: PhD Scholarships for Clinical/Health Research
SAMRC postgraduate research-associate scholarships for Master's and PhD candidates in strategic clinical and health-research fields.
Opportunity Passport
At a glance
- RO ID
- RO-2026-006880
- Type
- Scholarship
- Level / stage
- Master's, PhD / Doctoral
- Host
- South Africa · South African university with SAMRC intramural/extramural unit, research centre or platform participation
- Organisation
- South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)
- Applicant geography
- Applicants from South Africa
- Funding
- Funding available
- Stipend
- ZAR 200,000–250,000 per year
- Last deadline
- September 22, 2026, 23:59 (Africa/Johannesburg)
- Last checked
- August 26, 2026
Opportunity overview
The programme supports postgraduate research experience through SAMRC-linked supervision and mentorship, with priority fields including biostatistics, bioinformatics, data science, digital health, epidemiology, environmental public health, genomics and other strategic health areas.
Funding
- Funding coverage
- Funding available
- Financial model
- Stipend
- Stipend
- ZAR 200,000–250,000 per year
- Duration
- Master's: 1 year plus possible additional year on compelling motivation; PhD: 3 years plus possible fourth year on compelling motivation.
- Stipend: Yes
Eligibility
South African citizen/permanent resident with the relevant full-time postgraduate registration/admission and SAMRC-linked hosting/supervision.
- Applicant geography
- Applicants from South Africa
- Affiliation
- Requires SAMRC unit/centre/platform hosting commitment and SAMRC researcher supervision; host/supervisor must have project funding and facilities.
Discovery-new; official source opened 22 July 2026 and remains actionable.
Programme details
- Funder / sponsor
- South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC)
- Host organisation
- South African university with SAMRC intramural/extramural unit, research centre or platform participation
- Host country
- South Africa
- Disciplines
- Health & Medical Sciences
Application
- Method
- Online portal
Required documents
- Online RIMS application
- Research proposal/approval as applicable
- Registration or admission evidence
- Supervisor support/commitment documents
- Other supporting documents in the official RFA checklist
Applicants and supervisors use SAMRC RIMS; the SAMRC supervisor completes the final commitment/submission stage by 29 September 2026.
Deadlines
- Application deadlineSeptember 22, 2026, 23:59 (Africa/Johannesburg)Applicant deadline 22 September 2026 at 23:59; supervisor submission deadline 29 September 2026 at 23:59.
Sources and verification
Verification status: Verified. Last checked: August 26, 2026.
- SAMRC Postgraduate Research Associate Programme: PhD Scholarships for Clinical/Health ResearchOfficial source · checked August 26, 2026
