The Ngā Kanohi Kitea Community Advancement Fund provides opportunities for iwi, hapū, other Māori community groups or organisations, Māori researchers or research teams to undertake research or training and development activities that address community-identified health and wellbeing needs.

This fund focuses on individuals or groups who have not previously received significant research funding but who want to build capacity and capability to undertake health research. The team involved in the research or training and development activities does need to have the appropriate expertise to complete the planned activities.

The following grants are available through this fund:

Ngā Kanohi Kitea Training Grant

This grant provides funding for individuals or groups looking to gain or develop skills, connections, or networks within a desired health research field. It provides opportunities for ongoing career development support, fostering workforce development, and strengthening career support for community researchers.

For activities that take up to 12 months, maximum funding of $150,000 is available.

For activities that take between 1 to 2 years, maximum funding of $250,000 is available.

Ngā Kanohi Kitea Development Grant

This grant provides funding to help individuals, researchers, community groups, or organisations prepare for undertaking a health research project or activity. It provides opportunities for gathering information, developing connections and networks, or recruiting specialist expertise to support preparation for a larger research project or activity.

Maximum funding of $100,000 is available over a term of up to 12 months.

Ngā Kanohi Kitea Project Grant

This grant provides funding to support community-led research initiatives that address community-identified health and wellbeing needs.

This funding can support collaborations or partnerships with established and experienced research teams, research organisations or larger institutions, provided the community has identified this as a priority and will support capability building and advancement of health and wellbeing within the community.

Maximum funding of $300,000 is available over a term of up to 18 months.

The value of the funding being sought is expected to be relative to the complexity and length of the research project. Further information on funding value and term considerations is available in the Ngā Kanohi Kitea Grant Application Guidelines.

Ngā Kanohi Kitea Knowledge Mobilisation Grant

This grant provides funding for iwi, hapū, other Māori community groups or organisations, Māori researchers or research teams who already have knowledge, evidence, or outcomes from research activities. It can help with further translation, dissemination, or uptake of research findings to support sharing of mātauranga for increased uptake and impact by and for Māori communities.

Maximum funding of $100,000 is available over a term of up to 12 months.

Eligibility criteria

Applications must be hosted and led by an iwi, hapū, or other Māori community group or organisation. The first named investigator must be Māori, and it is expected that the team include strong Māori leadership and representation. Applications may involve partnership between an iwi, hapū, or community group and a larger research entity (e.g. university), but the research must be clearly driven by the needs and focus of the Māori community or community organisation.

You may apply for multiple grants in one funding round, including different grant types relating to a specific community-identified health and wellbeing priority (provided that each grant is for a distinct activity).

You can also apply for consecutive grants across multiple funding rounds for training and research activities relating to a specific community-identified health and wellbeing priority (provided that each grant builds on the outcomes of previous training and research activities and does not repeat activities that were funded in previous successful grants).

Host organisations must be legally established entities based in Aotearoa New Zealand. They are responsible for ensuring that Aotearoa New Zealand is the principal domicile and principal place of employment for the first named investigator. By applying, the host organisation is satisfied that this criterion has been met.

Application process

To help you work out which grant best suits the research activities that you wish to undertake, please review the 2024 Ngā Kanohi Kitea Community Advancement Fund Application Guidelines and Ngā Kanohi Kitea Grant Selection Flow Chart.

Once you have decided on the grant that you would like to apply for, you can begin your application submission by clicking ‘Apply now’ on this page. You will then need to select the grant type you are applying for using the dropdown selection. After you have selected the grant you wish to apply for, you’ll need to submit a full application, filling in the relevant sections on HRC Gateway and uploading a completed application form using the template provided below.

Please note, you can only apply once the funding round has opened.

If you would like to apply for more than one grant in the same funding round, you’ll need to submit a new application via HRC Gateway and upload a separate application form for each grant.

Got a question?

If you have a question about these grants, please email our Portfolio Lead, Māori Health Research, Le-Shan Pomana-Wesley, or phone Le-Shan on 09 303 5205.

Documents

Guidelines

2024 Ngā Kanohi Kitea Community Advancement Fund Application Guidelines
15 Mar, 2024 2:59pm - 471KB

2024 Ngā Kanohi Kitea Grant Selection Flow Chart
15 Mar, 2024 3:20pm - 100KB

Forms

2024 Ngā Kanohi Kitea Grant Application Form
15 Mar, 2024 3:00pm - 784KB