# RESEARCH FELLOW SUPPORT GRANTS

These grants are for members of the Centre that are early to middle career researchers and they are aimed at supporting these researchers to develop their research programme and obtain more secure funding – either from external funding agencies, or by securing a permanent position.

We acknowledge that many of our EMCR’s are on a “grant writing treadmill” and hope that these grants will give them an opportunity to finalise a piece of research or develop areas of their research/engagement to support successful applications for funding or positions.

Proposal Guidelines/what are we looking for in these proposals:

These grants are flexible and do not need to be tied to a specific research project, but they do need to be output/outcome focussed. We are offering our EMCR’s the opportunity to utilise funding for up to 0.4FTE for 1 year to generate one or more outputs. An additional $3,000 may be requested for consumables to support the activities outlined in the proposal.

We expect to see the next steps in the pathway to securing further funding, including a timeline, where applications are to be made (funding agencies, institutions) and how this grant will help enhance those applications. The outputs or outcomes will be critical to developing and enhancing further applications. We anticipate the funding will be utilised for one or more of the following activities and provide some guidance here on what you should consider when completing Section 4 of your proposal. Please outline in the proposal how the EMC could support you with these activities if applicable. E.g. Engagement with communities or industry partners. If there are activities not covered please contact Dr Meagan Barclay to discuss your situation.

- 1. Finalise research currently underway/bring research threads together.
- Provide an outline of the research that needs to be completed and how this will be achieved with the funding provided. What is the next step for that piece of research?
- 2. Write and publish papers.
- Provide a short description of the papers you plan to write up and where you plan to publish the research. How will this enhance further applications?
- 3. Develop engagement with Pacific communities.
- Outline how this relates to your research and your future plans, for example to engage with Pacific communities in Aotearoa New Zealand, or with Pacific Island Territories if applicable.
- 4. Develop Responsiveness to Māori in your research.
- Outline how this relates to your research and your plans to engage/consult with Māori communities in Aotearoa New Zealand or support development of Māori research capability.
- 5. Engage and develop relationships with Industry/Tech/Clinical partners; patient or community groups; Government Agencies.
- How does this relate to your research and how will it support Pathways to Impact? (view HRC Pathways to Impact here). Who do you want to engage with? How do you plan to do that and how important is this to further funding applications?
- 6. Other?

#### Eligibility:

The Research Fellow must be a member of the Eisdell Moore Centre and they must be employed by a New Zealand Organisation/Institution.

Applicants should be 3 – 10 years post PhD. Others should contact Dr Meagan Barclay to discuss their eligibility.