South Africa-UK health research collaboration: non-communicable diseases

MRC and SAMRC invite health research applications in the focus area of non–communicable diseases (NCDs), including:

  • mental health
  • cancer
  • cardiovascular diseases
  • diabetes
  • chronic lung diseases
  • chronic kidney disease
  • chronic liver disease (non-infectious aetiology)

Eligibility: To be eligible to apply for this opportunity you must be:

  • a South Africa-UK collaboration and can additionally include African collaborators
  • submitted to SAMRC by the South African lead investigator, on behalf of the consortium
  • be official development assistance-eligible and focused on research of primary relevance to South Africa or low and middle-income countries

Level of funding: Up to 70 million South African Rand (approximately £3 million) is available for the focus area, with an expectation that several three-year projects per topic will be funded. The maximum award is £600,000


Key dates

  • 12 April 2024: applications close at 16:00 BST

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