SAMRC Internship Scholarship South Africa 2024

The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) was established in 1969 with the aim of promoting the improvement of the health and the quality of life South African citizens, through research, development and technology transfer. The SAMRC’s Division of Research Capacity Development (RCD) is a research funding division that offers funding programmes, including multiple strategic capacity development grants in the national research priorities and directly contributing to National Targets for research capacity development and transformation.

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered): You must be a South African citizen or a permanent resident in South AfricaYou must be Black (African Black, Colored, Indian or Asian)You must have a fully developed research proposal for MSc or PhD studiesYour research project must fall within the SAMRC priority research areas, as listed aboveYou must be currently registered full-time at university in South Africa, where you will be pursuing your degreeMSc students: you must be pursuing a specialized Masters degrees in these research areas: Biostatistics, Computer Science/ Data Science/ Epidemiology/ Demography and Data AnalyticsYou must have written commitment of participation, from an experienced research supervisor who is willing to train you until your degree is completeYou must be receiving supervisory support from SAMRC intramural unit or SAMRC extramural unit or SAMRC research centre who is willing to train you for the entire duration of the degreeYour hosting research unit or supervisor must have research funding for the project and appropriate facilities for you to effectively conduct the research projectYou must be willing to spend at least 90% of your time conducting research towards your studies and the remaining 10% may be used for teaching and clinical activitiesYou must NOT hold any other scholarship, bursary, grant or remuneration that has a service binding contractYou must NOT receive other non-binding remuneration or fellowships and grants, while holding this scholarship (unless approved by the Division of Research Capacity Development of the SAMRC)You must NOT be in receipt of a bursary from more than one South African Government statutory entity at any timeYou must NOT register at a different university than the one through which your application was submitted (unless approved by the Division of Research Capacity Development of the SAMRC)You must NOT change your research supervisor after receiving the scholarship (unless approved by the Division of Research Capacity Development of the SAMRC)Preference will be given to students registered for a PhD or MSc in scarce skills and strategic and/or emerging research areas

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Applications must be submitted in 2 steps: Step 1:Complete the onlineSAMRC Internship Scholarship Application 2024 Enter “www.zabursaries.co.za” in the field asking how you heard about the SAMRC Internship Scholarship. Step 2:The main research supervisor must complete the research supervisor’s commitment form (view theexample of the application form template here Submit clear copies of the following supporting documentation along with your application (the submission of these documents is compulsory – if any items are missing, your application may be disqualified): South African ID document or permanent residence permit (certified copy)Official letter confirming the date of first registration for the degree to be funded and proof of registration for the current yearOfficial approval letter of the candidate’s final version of their research proposalUniversity official letter confirming date of first registration for the degree to be fundedEvidence of ethics approvalMotivational letter stating your suitability and how receiving the SAMRC Internship Scholarship will impact your career (max 2 pages) and an abridged Curriculum Vitae with a full list of research outputs in the last 7 years and other meritorious achievementsAbstract of the MSc/ PhD research proposal outlining the aim and objectives, rationale, design, feasibility, plans for research translation and information dissemination as well as potential impact of the proposed research project (max 2 pages)Abridged outline of publications, grants, and experience of the supervisor in research supervision of Master’s and PhD students in the last five (5) yearsLetter from the host institution/ SAMRC research unit confirming availability of research funding or running costs and appropriate research facilities for the scholar to effectively conduct and complete their research project within the prescribed MSc/ PhD period (max 4 years of PhD) (max 2 pages)