Overview
SAMRC's Postgraduate Research Associate Programme is accepting applications for PhD scholarship opportunities in clinical and health research for 2027 enrolment.
Complete scholarship details
The official funding page opened the call on 22 July 2026 and closes applicant submissions on 22 September 2026 at 23:59; SAMRC supervisors have a later 29 September submission deadline. Applicants register or log in to SAMRC's Research and Innovation Management System and upload the required supporting documents.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must satisfy the programme's degree, research-area, host-unit, supervisor and other eligibility requirements stated in the current RFA. The official call gives preference to a range of strategic clinical and health research fields and requires appropriate SAMRC hosting and supervision arrangements.
Tips for this scholarship
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Check eligibility, funding coverage, study/project level and every required document before investing time in the application.
- Prepare transcripts, references, language tests, proposal/motivation statement and proof documents early.
- Separate the scholarship deadline from any university/program admission deadline; they may be different.
- Treat “fully funded” as a source fact only when the official provider explicitly confirms the covered costs.
Verification notes
Reverified on SAMRC's current official funding page. It lists 22 September 2026 at 23:59 as the applicant deadline and 29 September for supervisor submission. South Africa Standard Time is UTC+2, so the applicant deadline is normalized to 21:59 UTC.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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