HRC Programme Grants

HRC Programme Grants fund sustained health research programmes under the Health Research Council of New Zealand, a research council that backs investigator-led work for New Zealand health priorities. The mechanism is for high-performing research teams working on an area of importance to New Zealand and can support a programme over five years. Awards reach NZD 5 million, which puts this route at the long-horizon end of the council's Ideas Funding stream. Collaboration is encouraged, but the core requirement is a strong team and a coherent programme rather than a prescribed consortium. The scheme sits in the Ideas Funding stream, is open to universities and research organisations in New Zealand, and is run on an annual cycle. The 2026 round closed its full applications in November 2025, so the current position is between rounds. Teams tend to fit best when they can show sustained capability and a health priority that merits a multi-year programme rather than a one-off project. HRC assesses applications through expert peer review panels, so the strongest proposals will usually read as programme-level science with a clear case for continuity, impact, and leadership.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.