This fellowship provides an opportunity for a clinician with a proven track record of research, and who is currently practising and employed by a healthcare organisation, to undertake a programme of research. For the purposes of this fellowship, clinical practice includes the delivery of community and public health services. An essential feature of this fellowship is that it promotes the growth of the clinician's research activities, thereby benefiting healthcare in New Zealand. The fellowship will cover base salary, ACC and superannuation, and provide $50,000 per annum for research expenses.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for this fellowship, you'll need to be a New Zealand citizen or hold New Zealand residency, and be no more than 20 years out of PhD or postgraduate medical studies (we'll consider exceptions for time spent outside the research environment, for example, for parental leave or illness). You must be based in New Zealand and undertake your programme of research and your clinical care responsibilities within New Zealand. You must also be able to show that you'll remain engaged in clinical practice aligned with your research.

Your host institution for this fellowship must be who you're employed with for your clinical practice duties, and they must also agree for you to undertake the specific time commitment required for this fellowship.

Please note: this fellowship can only be held part-time. You must be employed to provide clinical care for at least the same full-time equivalent as the fellowship.

How do I apply?

First, you’ll need to ensure that you have an up-to-date profile on HRC Gateway. You will then need to complete an online registration form via HRC Gateway to signal your intention to apply for this fellowship. Following registration, you’ll need to submit a full application online via HRC Gateway using the forms available below. Application guidelines are also available below.

Got a question?

If you have a question about this fellowship, please email our Senior Investment Process Coordinator, Dr Miguel Jo-Avila

Documents

Guidelines

2025 Career Development Awards Application Guidelines
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2025 Career Development Awards Peer Review Manual
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