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Research and Innovation Grant - Closed

Applications closed at 4:00pm on 2 February 2024

This grant is available to Registered Nurses, Registered Midwives, Enrolled Nurses, and undergraduate students of Nursing or Midwifery.

The course of study or research must be relevant to the practice of nursing or midwifery in New Zealand and contribution to nursing/midwifery/healthcare in New Zealand must be demonstrated.

Up to $7,300 is offered for the current grant year.

NERF Grants Assessment Committee

Please note that the NERF Grants Assessment Committee requires you to answer all questions in full, to help them fairly distribute the monies available.

You will be notified of the outcome the week following the NERF Assessment Committee meetings. If you are successful, you will be asked to supply your bank account number. The decision of the Committee is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

How to complete this form

  • This is a very long form, with many sections.
  • To prepare for your online application, first download the list of everything you will need to complete the online application form.
  • When you have all your a) written answers, b) information and c) files ready to load into the form, then you are ready to go.
  • It will probably take you 15-30 minutes just to type, and copy and paste your text answers in, and to also upload the various files required.

How to save a partial application

When you save your application half way through, you send an email to yourself which contains a link. Click this link in the email to continue with your application.

Note: If you later save your application half way through again, the link in your first email will stop working, Please delete the first email and use the link in the second email instead.