These grants are intended to support research projects led by clinicians and scientists
* Projects that leverage a larger project by answering a separate and complementary question
* Projects must be based in New Zealand* Post-doctoral research fellows
* Clinicians* Academics
* Salaries for named investigators
* Salaries for research assistants and technicians* Working expenses, including publication costs
* Equipment up to a value of $15,000* Recipients are eligible to apply for travel to conferences and training courses directly related to the project. These are applied for separately as travel grants, up to a maximum of $4,500 in total.
* Stipends or fees for postgraduate students
* Institutional overheads* Salaries for clinicians or scientists with permanent positions
* For grant round 2024B the Foundation will not be using this online portal. Download an application form at www.neurological.org.nz/research/funding-opportunities/
* Complete the application form, including signatures from your host institution. The Neurological Foundation will only accept applications sent by the host institution’s research office* The budget requested should be in NZD. The Neurological Foundation will not award more than is requested in the budget and does not fund institutional overheads. Only actual costs for ACC and superannuation should be included in salary associated costs.
* Supporting documentation:* Applicants will be advised of the outcome early in July or December
* Successful applicants will be informed of the conditions of the grant and asked for their formal acceptance of the research contractTwo groups of assessors will read your application: external national and international reviewers with expertise in your area, and the Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee which is comprised of a diverse range of clinicians and scientists. A clearly written proposal that is accessible to the non-expert will be appreciated by the Committee. Reviewers warm to a concise application and can be irritated when important details are missing, especially if there is unused space in the application.
The Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee provides constructive feedback to applicants after each grant round. If unsuccessful, applicants can resubmit their proposal in a subsequent grant round. However, the Scientific Advisory Committee believes that a third submission of an unsuccessful project is not appropriate. Therefore, only one resubmission of a project grant application will be accepted. A researcher who has been unsuccessful twice with a particular application is welcome to submit further proposals in their chosen field of research, but these proposals will need to be based on new or substantially revised hypotheses.
* The host institution will administer the grant
* The grant will have a specific start date and end date* The institution’s research programme may be rapidly evolving and the details of the research project may change after the application is made. If the contractual details of the project change a variation request will need to be submitted to the Foundation
* Funded salaries will cease at the grant’s end date, and the Foundation will not fund any leave owing at the end of the grant* Annual progress reports are required on the anniversary of the start date. A final report will be required within 12 months of the grant’s end date
* Any presentations or publications resulting from the project will acknowledge the Foundation’s supportIf you have any queries please contact the Foundation for advice at the email address below.
| EMAIL ADDRESS | [mailto:research@neurological.org.nz,research@neurological.org.nz] |
| POSTAL ADDRESS | Neurological Foundation PO Box 110022 Auckland Hospital |
| TELEPHONE | (09) 309 7749 |