We fund various research projects, spanning across a few categories:
Grant Value: Up to $50,000 per year tenable for a maximum of 2 years
Research must pertain to the activities of one of the five departments
and the applicants must be a member of one of these five departments.
However, applicants may apply with co-investigators who are not
members of one of the five departments as long as the applicant is
actively involved in the research. The HLF does not fund activities related
to routine clinical care including database development
Scholarship Value: Up to $50,000 per year tenable for a maximum of
1 year
Grant Value: Up to $3,000 per application
This travel funding is awarded annually to give a staff member the opportunity to do more than attend a conference as it also allows time for education and observation at overseas institutions and the chance to
network with people in similar roles. Additionally, it is the only funding
which permits attendance at overseas courses. All senior paramedical
and technical staff, nurses in senior designated positions and level 4 staff
nurses, who work in the departments represented by the Fund, are
eligible to apply.
Financial assistance to attend national and international conferences will be awarded by the Trustees quarterly. Applicants will be nurses or allied health professionals who are an Auckland City Hospital employee in one of the services represented by the Trustees on the Fund Board.
Scholarship Value: Up to $3,000 per scholarship
The Post Graduate Study Scholarships are available annually and are to be
used to reimburse university post-graduate course fees for the upcoming
year. Applicants will be nurses or allied health professionals who are an Auckland City Hospital employee in one of the services represented by the
Trustees on the Fund Board.
Fellowship Value: 0.20 FTE of the successful recipient’s salary
The Heart Lung Foundation is pleased to invite applications for the John Neutze Fellowship, a prestigious fellowship offering 0.2 FTE support for research in any one of the disciplines supported by the fund. Specifically, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, paediatric and congenital cardiology, respiratory medicine, cardiothoracic anaesthesia and intensive care. This fellowship is designed for individuals who have completed specialist training in New Zealand or Australia and wish to establish a career as a clinician-scientist or clinician-researcher.
Value: Up to $3,000 per project
The applicant’s research must pertain to the activities of one of the five
departments and must be a member of one of these five departments.
However, applicants may apply with co-investigators who are not
members of one of the five departments as long as the applicant is
actively involved in the research.
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