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Changes to guidelines
By HRC Team - 7 Aug, 2024
Application guidelines for the Health Research Council of New Zealand’s 2025 Programme Grants and 2025 Emerging Researcher First Grants have been updated to highlight the HRC’s priorities for investment. The guidelines aim to give more clarity to researchers on how they can contribute to these goals and add greatest value to the wider health system and science sector.
The updated documents will help potential applicants align their proposals as much as possible with the need for research to:
- be in an area of importance and priority for New Zealand. We strongly encourage researchers to consider how their proposed research will contribute to achieving the goals of the health system, now and for the future.
- have a clear line of sight to improving health outcomes for all New Zealanders, with a focus on areas of highest health need and communities with the highest health needs as outlined in the Government Policy Statement on Health 2024-2027.
- where possible, include collaboration with others to collectively achieve health gains and deliver maximum value for the New Zealand public's investment in health research.
- contribute to building the skills and capability New Zealand needs to address health and health system priorities.
We have also updated our guidance on what applicants should include in the lay summary about their research, such as the purpose of the research and why it is needed; how it contributes to the HRC's priorities; its anticipated health benefits and other expected outcomes; and its value for money.
If you have any questions about these changes after reading through the guidelines, you can contact the HRC on info@hrc.govt.nz
* These changes will also be reflected in the guidelines for the 2025 Explorer Grants, which are due to open on 1 October 2024.