Grants

CMRF has a policy of supporting emerging researchers, therefore applicants to our major project grant must have completed a PhD or fellowship within the ten years preceding the closing date of the grant round. Please note that this is measured in research experience (i.e. FTE equivalence), rather than calendar years 1-10 to allow for circumstances such as maternity leave, etc. The value of any grant is limited to a total $110,000. The Foundation will accept projects for a one or two year duration.

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The CMRF Emerging Researcher Fellowship will be awarded to a candidate who is pursuing a career in health research. The successful candidate should be capable of independent research activity and truly exhibits all the leadership attributes required for outstanding medical and health research. This fellowship is a personal award, and once awarded, is non-transferable to another person.
Eligibility:

• Have held a PhD or an equivalent degree within the last ten years on the application date (exceptions are possible for time spent outside the research environment, for example due to parental leave or illness).
• Hold New Zealand citizenship, permanent residency, or residency
• Do not currently have a continuing/permanent research position

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Canterbury Medical Research Foundation will offer small research grants-in-aid of up to $5,000 to a total pool of $15,000 per annum, available to all researchers residing in Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Applications are invited for financial support from the CMRF Travel Grants Fund to facilitate attendance at overseas and national conferences for costs up to $2,000. Eligibility will be restricted to research staff at the level of Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow or Research Associate Professor. Travel must be completed within the calendar year in which the grant was awarded.

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The Cardiology Research Trust wishes to financially support a cardiology clinician to undertake research to support the development of their career.

The Fellowship is valued at $110,00 per year for full time (and pro-rata for part time) for a maximum of two years, where the second year is renewed on the basis of a satisfactory progress report.

The Cardiology Research Trust Fellowship will be awarded to an individual who is committing to undertake full time or part time (0.5 FTE+) research in Canterbury and who comes from one of the two following groups:

• Has passed the FRACP Part 1 exam, or a similar clinical qualification, and is currently doing either basic or advanced training in cardiology
• Is conducting clinically focused research into cardiovascular science for a masters or doctorate thesis

The individual will also need to meet the following criteria:

• Hold a New Zealand citizenship, permanent residency, or residency
• Does not currently have a continuing/permanent research position or Fellowship

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Each year, the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation hosts its premiere gala event, the Wine and Art Auction. This highly successful event raises significant funds for a specific medical research project annually. The selected group receives $110,000 from the auction.

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The Foundation reserves the right to accept strong proposals from established research groups in Canterbury outside of its normal grant funding programme, under the condition that the proposal meets criteria set out above; including proposals for co-funding with other organisations.
See examples below:

Rose Centre for Stroke Recovery & Research – Maggie-Lee Huckabee: Stroke Recovery
Dr Martin Than: Emergency Care Fellowship
Associate Prof Nigel Anderson, Dr Nadia Mitchell, Prof David Mitchell: Gene Therapy in Batten Disease
Professor Margreet Vissers: Vitamin C in Breast Cancer

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This grant supports experienced medical researchers with an international reputation from Canterbury to visit research units in NZ or overseas for the purpose of the interchange of information, ideas or skills in their research field or to support a visit to Canterbury by selected medical research experts with an international reputation to advise or to exchange information, ideas or skills with medical researchers, research units or departments in Canterbury

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Summer Studentships provide $5,000 to individual students to train during the summer break with a research team relevant to the CMRF objectives. Studentships are available to students from host universities carried out under the University of Otago, Christchurch and University of Canterbury Summer Studentship programme. Duration is usually 10 weeks. Applications should be submitted through our host institutions the University of Otago, Christchurch and Canterbury University.