Outcomes of our 2025 Project/Programme Grant funding rounds

The results of our 2025 Project Grant and 2025 Programme Grant funding rounds are available to applicants on HRC Gateway. They will be made public on Tuesday 19 August.

The following rounds will open soon. Please see below for some of their key dates for HRC funding applicants to note.

2026 Project Grants

The following opportunities will be available in this round: General Project Grants; Rangahau Hauora Māori Project Grants; and Pacific Project Grants

• Open date: 1pm, 14 August 2025
• Application creation due date: 1pm, 10 September 2025
• Expression of Interest (EOI) application due date: 1pm, 17 September 2025
• Anticipated EOI outcome notification: 6 November 2025
• Anticipated Full stage open date: 6 November 2025
• Invited full application due date: 1pm, 11 December 2025
• Decision: April 2026
  

2026 Programme Grants

The following opportunities will be available in this round: General Programme Grants; Rangahau Hauora Māori Programme Grants

• Open date: 1pm, 28 August 2025
• Application creation due date: 1pm, 31 October 2025
• Application due date: 1pm, 6 November 2025
• Decision: April 2026

Please note: Several process changes are being implemented for the 2026 Project and Programme rounds to ensure we have a robust, sustainable process that identifies and funds the highest quality applications and provides timely outcomes to applicants. We strongly recommend that you carefully read the application guidelines and note the outlined changes to ensure your application aligns with the requirements for this funding round.

Please refer to the HRC Gateway funding calendar for updates and additional round information. Here you will find the upcoming opening, closing and results dates for our various funding opportunities, which is updated as more become available. By clicking on the name of the individual round you are interested in, you will be provided with more information, including eligibility criteria, a brief description of the application process, and who to contact if you have any questions.

The results of our 2025 Request for Proposals on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare are available now to applicants via HRC Gateway and will be publicly announced on Tuesday 19 August.

Since 2010, the Health Research Council has administered and distributed money from the Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund on behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) through our Ngā Kanohi Kitea grants (known as the Ngā Kanohi Kitea Community Advancement Fund from 2022 onwards).

As you may be aware, MBIE replaced the Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund with the He Ara Whakahihiko Capability Fund on 29 May this year. The new He Ara Whakahihiko fund is designed to support economic growth by investing in and growing Māori science, innovation and technology.

While we work through these changes, we have paused this year’s Ngā Kanohi Kitea funding round. We will provide an update on a new-look HRC funding mechanism using our component of the He Ara Whakahihiko fund later in the year.