All research must be carried out according to the ethical principles set out by the Health Research Council of New Zealand. Approval by the relevant ethical committee(s) responsible for the oversight of human and/or animal research must be sought, where appropriate.
If the research requires approval under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 or the Biosecurity Act 1993 then the appropriate approval must be submitted to the Committee.
Grants will not be released until written evidence of the appropriate approval/approvals has been received. If either of these approvals is required but not available when the grant request is submitted, the approval should be sent to lhr@dia.govt.nz as soon as possible.
The Lottery Health Research Committee gives priority to requests that:
For those requesting grants for post-doctoral fellowships and PhD scholarships priority is given to:
For shared equipment and translational research project requests, priority is given to:
For the important funding dates for the Lottery Health Research Fund, follow the link below to the funding calendar: