SAMRC Clinician Researcher Programme 2023

The SAMRC has committed to strengthening initiatives that acknowledge the dearth of clinician-researchers in South Africa. The Clinician Researcher Development program aims to produce a pool of highly skilled clinician-scientists who are competent and likely to be drawn to academic medicine. The SAMRC is dedicated to supporting and enabling universities to significantly increase their output of early-career clinician-scientists and to create a dynamic and transformed academic process for health research in South African medical schools through its Division of Research Capacity Development.

Eligibility for the SAMRC Clinician Researcher Programme:

• Applicants must be South African citizens or permanent residents. 
• Applicants must have an officially approved PhD research proposal.
• Applicants must be registered as full-time PhD students at a South African university.
• Applicants must provide written commitment of participation by an experienced research supervisor who is willing to train the student for the entire duration of the degree.
• The research supervisor must have research funding for the project and appropriate facilities for the scholar to effectively conduct the PhD research project.

Application Process:

Applicants need to submit an online application form by 29 August 2023.

Value of the scholarship:

The SAMRC Clinician Researcher Programme awards a value of R 500 000 per annum.

Deadline:

Closing date: 29 August 2023.