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HRC Explorer Grants

HRC Explorer Grants

Funds New Zealand health research ideas across biomedical, clinical, behavioural, social, and public health fields.

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About

The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) is the country's primary government funder of health research, established under the Health Research Council Act 1990 and funded via Vote Business, Science and Innovation. HRC Explorer Grants are the lowest-barrier entry point in the HRC Ideas Funding stream, designed to seed transformative, innovative, exploratory, or unconventional research ideas …

What this grant funds

Transformative, innovative, exploratory or unconventional research ideas across all health-related fields.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.null–24 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: gateway.hrc.govt.nz