The 2025 Projects from the Health Research Council of New Zealand support research projects that have the potential to vastly improve the health of New Zealanders. Projects can cover a diverse range of areas, including biomedical, public health, clinical, Māori focused, and Pacific health research. Applicants must be employed by a New Zealand host organisation, have New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency status and be domiciled in New Zealand. For Pacific Projects, the first named investigator must be of Pacific indigenous descent. Early and mid-career researchers who have not previously been a first named investigator on a Project contract are encouraged to apply as co-first named investigator in combination with a mentor/experienced researcher.
International collaboration: Collaborating researchers from outside New Zealand can, at the HRC’s discretion, be included as named investigators on an HRC Project contract. However, the HRC will not contribute to the overheads of the overseas investigator, and the total proportion of the contract budget allocated to overseas investigators must not exceed 20 percent.
The award provides up to 1.2 million NZD for up to 3 years. for the host institution. Randomised controlled trial project applications may apply for up to 1.44 million NZD, if required and justified in the full application.
Registrations are due July 4, 2024. Letters of intent are due July 11, 2024 and full invited applications are due November 12, 2024.