PhD Scholarships are available to support PhD students enrolled at a New Zealand university and planning a career in health research. The Committee provides up to $40,000 per year over three years to support a PhD scholarship, made up of a stipend of $30,000, plus fees of up to $10,000 each year.
Requests for part-time scholarships will be considered, on a pro rata basis.
For PhD Scholarship grant requests, you need to provide:
Grant offers lapse after 12 months if the PhD Scholarship has not started.
Organisations requesting grants for Post-doctoral Fellowships and PhD Scholarships in health research will be advised of the Committee's decision before the end of the current calendar year.
Post-doctoral fellowships are available for a maximum of two years to those who received their PhD, and who have completed no more than two years post-doctoral research and/or study prior to the closing date. The fellowship will need to begin in the next academic year. The Committee provides up to $80,000 per year for post-doctoral fellowships, including salary costs
For a Post-doctoral fellowship grant request, you need to provide:
Grant offers lapse after 12 months if the post-doctoral fellowship has not started.
Lottery Health Research grants may support:
There are two online request forms available, one for translational research projects or shared research equipment requests and one for post-doctoral fellowship or PhD scholarship requests. All requests must be supported by a budget or quotes and all relevant approvals.
Budgets should use the standard LHR budget template.
Project plans should be no longer than three pages (excluding references).