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Lottery Health Research Te Tahua Rangahau Hauoratanga
- Purpose / Kaupapa
- Mission / Whakatakanga
- Relationship with Māori
- What we fund
- What we do not fund
- Funding priorities
- Making an application
Purpose / Kaupapa
The Lottery Health Research Committee provides funding for research projects that will improve the health status of New Zealanders. It distributes grants for
- research into the cause, prevention and treatment of disorders affecting the health of New Zealanders
- research that will lead to advances in health and bio-medical science for the ultimate benefit of all New Zealanders
- the development, maintenance and retention of a highly skilled workforce of health and bio-medical researchers in New Zealand
Mission / Whakatakanga
The health status of New Zealanders is improved through research.
Relationship with Māori
Lottery Health Research recognises the aspirations and needs of Māori, and their protocols.
E whakatau ana te Tahua Rangahau Hauoratanga i ngā hiahia me ngā tūmanako o te Māori me o rātou kawa.
What we fund
Research project costs
- Salaries (grants for supporting salaries and working expenses are generally limited to a period of two years)
- Expenses (including consumables and journal publication costs)
Shared equipment costs
Shared equipment includes major items of equipment justified by the needs of several research programmes in one centre and may include
- new or replacement equipment
- a contribution toward the costs of major pieces of expensive equipment considered vital to progress health-related research in New Zealand
- installation expenses
- maintenance expenses for a maximum period of three years
The equipment to which a grant contributes must become the property of the applicant organisation.
Applicants can apply for both research project and shared equipment purposes.
PhD research scholarships
Up to two scholarships are awarded each year by the Committee. These are for PhD students who are enrolled at a New Zealand university and are planning a career in health research. Assistance of up to $28,333 per annum for a maximum of three years (i.e. a total possible grant of $85,000) may be provided.
What we do not fund
The Lottery Health Research committee does not fund
- overheads
- projects with a commercial objective or benefits
- equipment to be used for commercial benefit
- conference attendance
- research carried out overseas
- the purchase of land or buildings
- research where the findings will not be made freely available
- relocation expenses
- research which the Committee considers to be the responsibility of central or local government, district health boards, or other health service providers
- development of educational materials unless they have a research component
- fundraising
- computers
- equipment that has been ordered before a grant application is made
- capital investment or trust funds
Funding priorities
Lottery Health Research may make grants for
- research projects relevant to New Zealand’s major health problems
- research projects leading to programmes of patient and community education about prevention, self-management and self responsibility
- pilot projects
- shared equipment
- PhD scholarships
The committee particularly encourages applications relating to
- general public health studies, including mental and dental health
- studies relevant to Māori health, especially in association with Māori health researchers
- studies relating to Pacific health
