Deadline: 29 January 2025
The Auckland Medical Research Foundation is requesting applications for its Gavin and Ann Kellaway Medical Research Fellowship Program to support senior medically qualified, or established medical research persons, who would gain value from furthering their research expertise and knowledge at one or more approved overseas research institutions.
This fellowship is a personal award, and once awarded, is non-transferable to another person.
Objective
- The Auckland Medical Research Foundation’s (AMRF) vision is to improve the health and quality of life for all New Zealanders. They aim to achieve this by providing genuine advances in health, science and medicine through funding the highest quality medical research of all kinds.
Funding Areas
- The AMRF’s research funding area is limited to all recognised tertiary institutions, district health boards (DHBs) and Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) with sites in the greater Auckland and Northland region of New Zealand.
- The principal investigator/grant holder must be affiliated with a host institution within this area, and the majority of work should be undertaken within this area, but co-applicants can come from, and part of the research can be performed, outside their catchment area – either nationally or internationally.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: up to $20,000 per month.
- Number of grants awarded: The AMRF offers one to two each year, but may consider more on the available funds and quality of applications.
- Duration: up to 6 months, but flexible.
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply you must be a New Zealand resident, permanent resident or citizen. Applications from non-New Zealand residents or citizens will not be accepted.
- Senior medically qualified” generally relates to someone who has completed their MBChB programme and has established, or is in the process of establishing, themselves in their chosen speciality.
- “Established medical research” generally relates to someone who has completed their postgraduate degree and has established, or is in the process of establishing, themselves as an independent researcher in their chose field.
- The start date of the Fellowship must be after the award date (decision date) of that round.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The AMRF will not fund any element of overhead recovery, including salary buyout.
- The AMRF does not fund costs of heating, lighting and what might be termed the usual office facilities and accessories.
- The AMRF does not provide retrospective funding.
- The AMRF does not fund major items of equipment costing more than $5,000.
For more information, visit AMRF.
