Lottery Health Research Fund

Simple application

Provides grants to organizations for health research projects, scholarships, fellowships, and research equipment to improve the health of New Zealanders.

national

Grant Range

Not specified, but typically ranges from thousands to tens of thousands of dollars based on similar funds.

What they fund

health researchscholarshipsfellowshipsresearch equipment

Who can apply

incorporated societycharitable trustuniversity

What they won't fund

individualsoperational costs and overheadscomputers or tabletspublication feesresearch or equipment leading to commercial benefitsunnamed research staffconference attendancesrequests from overseas institutions or organisations, or for research to be carried out overseasdevelopment of educational materials, unless they have a research componentroutine laboratory equipment and equipment ordered before a grant request is maderesearch where the findings will not be made freely availablerelocation expensesthe purchase of land or buildingsshared equipment service contracts

What they care about

The Lottery Health Research Committee gives priority to requests that show how the research will translate into better health outcomes for New Zealand populations, including Māori and Pasifika, and other minority groups, address a unique gap in health research knowledge in New Zealand, and demonstrate partnerships between researchers and community organisations contributing to the New Zealand health sector over time.

Writing tips

Applications should highlight how the research will contribute to better understanding of the causes, prevention, and treatment of disorders affecting New Zealanders, and demonstrate partnerships between researchers and community organisations.

Common mistakes to avoid

Requests for operational costs, overheads, computers, tablets, publication fees, research leading to commercial benefits, unnamed research staff, conference attendances, overseas institutions, routine laboratory equipment, relocation expenses, land or building purchases, and shared equipment service contracts are not funded.

What makes a strong application

Projects that receive support from other funders and show clear translation into better health outcomes for New Zealand populations are more likely to be funded.

Application structure

Project Plan

Project plans should be no longer than 3 pages (excluding references).

Budget

All requests must be supported by a budget or quotes using the standard LHR budget template.

Required documents

• budget or quotes
• standard LHR budget template

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