Māori Health Research Priorities Project - Cancer

Identifying health research priorities to promote improved health outcomes and address inequalities experienced by Māori

The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) and the Ministry of Health have developed a partnership to jointly fund research which will promote health outcomes for Māori (Māori health research). This partnership is a joint initiative between the two organisations with each partner providing 50% of the funding. Ownership of the Māori Health Joint Venture rests jointly with the funding partners.

The partners wish to co-invest in a project of up to 12 months in duration that identifies Māori health research priorities in cancer that will contribute to the achievement of whānau ora, to more effective service delivery for Māori and improved health outcomes for Māori. This Request for Proposals is for a project that will contribute to the growing body of knowledge in Māori health cancer research development. It is expected that the project will address Goal 5, objective 2 of the Ministry's Cancer Control Action Plan.

Individuals and organisations interested in undertaking research within the scope of this RFP are invited to register their intent by completing the simple three-page form (RoI208-CANCER) and returning it to the Partnership Programme team by Wednesday 5 November 2008. A full application on the correct HRC form (JV208-CANCER Full Application) should be submitted to the Partnership Programme by 5pm, Wednesday 26 November 2008.

Contact Fiona Kenning, Project Coordinator, Partnership Programme, with any queries about this RFP or the application process.

Download the RFP, application forms and guidance notes.


Whanau Ora Research Partnership

The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) and Nga Pae o Te Māramatanga in partnership with the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and the Families Commission have made a joint commitment to co-invest in whānau ora research that targets key information needs for each agency.

This research fund for whānau provides an opportunity to focus on the collective health and wellbeing of whānau at a level that is beyond individuals, families, and individual households. This particular initiative is designed to address factors that promote and contribute to whānau health by maximising whānau resilience. It is anticipated that applicants will be able to develop research project(s) that address the collective dimension and identify the critical factors that underpin resiliency.

The funding partners are seeking a wide range of applications and have created an innovative two track approach for the funding opportunities. Track A is designed for researchers who are in the early stages of their research career to receive assistance in developing a comprehensive full application. Track B provides an opportunity for experienced researchers to apply. Please read the RFP for full details.

By releasing this RFP, the Whānau Ora Research Partnership funding organisations seek to purchase a number of studies. The total budget available for research is up to $1.4M (fully costed, exclusive of GST).

The full Request for Proposals is available as a PDF document. A two-stage application procedure will apply. To facilitate the assessment process, individuals and organisations interested in undertaking research within the identified research theme are invited to submit an Expression of Interest form (EOI208-WHANAU) and return it to the HRC Secretariat by 5 pm, Tuesday 21 October 2008.

Contact Fiona Kenning, HRC Project Coordinator Partnership Programme, with any queries about this Request for Proposals or the application process.

Click here for all application forms

Recent requests for proposals

Primary Prevention of Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases Research Strategy - Request for Proposals 2008

The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) and the Ministry of Health have developed a Joint Venture in the Primary Prevention of Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases. The objective of this initiative is to generate a targeted programme of research that will provide the evidence base required to reduce the incidence of cancer and other chronic diseases through primary prevention. The first three years of the programme will be focused on tobacco control and nutrition, physical activity and obesity.

The Steering Committee for this initiative wishes to release two Requests for Proposals (RFPs), one for the Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity strand and the other for the Tobacco Control strand. Details of both RFPs can be found below.

PPCR003 - Increasing the effectiveness of the ‘HEHA workforce'

This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to establish ways to improve delivery of nutrition and physical activity interventions for Māori and Pacific peoples by the HEHA workforce. The project should be developed in collaboration with those delivering HEHA initiatives and services, particularly those targeted to Māori and Pacific peoples. This could include DHB management, dieticians, HEHA project managers, mainstream, Māori and Pacific community health and social service providers etc. Research teams may wish to consider partnering with one of the District Health Boards (DHBs). Organisational, socio-cultural, policy and/or knowledge-based aspects of the workforce may be the focus of projects funded through this RFP.


PPCR004 – Motivations for quitting smoking and staying quit in Māori, Pacific and low-income New Zealanders

This Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to establish a qualitative project which examines the motivations for quitting smoking and for staying quit in Māori, Pacific and low-income smokers and ex-smokers. Specifically, the research should identify the key intrinsic and extrinsic motivations to quit for the priority population groups listed – whether and how these differ from what is known about motivations to quit in the general population and the relative importance of these for each group. The reasons why people choose formal and/or informal methods to quit should be explored, alongside an examination of the perceived strengths and limitations of these methods. Ultimately, this project should result in the identification of the key determinants that mediate behaviour change with regard to smoking; it should also outline the implications for the design of tobacco interventions in order to enhance motivation and facilitate the formation of intentions to take action.


Māori Health Joint Venture - Request for Proposals 2008 

MĀORI HEALTH RESEARCH PRIORITIES PROJECT– CANCER
Identifying health research priorities to promote improved health outcomes and address inequalities experienced by Māori

The HRC and the Ministry of Health have developed a partnership to jointly fund research which will promote health outcomes for Māori (Māori health research). This partnership is a joint initiative between the two organisations with each partner providing 50% of the funding. Ownership of the Māori Health Joint Venture rests jointly with the funding partners.

The partners wish to co-invest in a project of up to 12 months in duration that identifies Māori health research priorities in cancer that will contribute to the achievement of whānau ora, to more effective service delivery for Māori and improved health outcomes for Māori.

This Request for Proposals (RPF) for a project that will contribute to the growing body of knowledge in Māori health cancer research development. It is expected that the project will address Goal 5, objective 2 of the Ministry's Cancer Control Action Plan.


International Investment Opportunity Fund (IIOF)Objective 1: Building International Research Collaborations

The HRC seeks to allocate funds to enable outstanding New Zealand researchers (including emerging researchers) to establish research collaborations with overseas research teams. The fund will support applicants to engage in research activities that will produce gains for New Zealand and/or the leveraging of overseas funds to support a longer term research project. A total funding pool of up to $1.07M over two years (exclusive of GST) is available for HRC-aligned proposals through Objective 1 of the IIOF. Objective 1 is open to proposals from New Zealand-based research organisations and companies doing research, including Crown Research Institutes, Universities, Research Associations and private companies. At this stage there is no restriction on the type of partnership opportunity that will be considered, nor on the health-related discipline; however, interested parties should consult the Request for Proposals (RFP) document for more information about priority investment areas under this Objective.

Occupational Health and Safety Joint Research Portfolio
The Health Research Council of New Zealand, the Accident Compensation Corporation, and the Department of Labour have developed an Occupational Health and Safety Joint Research Portfolio. An objective of this initiative is to generate a targeted programme of research to address some of the knowledge gaps with respect to occupational health and disease in New Zealand.

The partners have identified noise-induced hearing loss as a key area for research, and in 2006 issued the Request for Proposals (RFP) Noise-induced hearing loss: epidemiology, noise exposure and prevention. Following consideration of responses to the 2006 RFP, the proposed research was divided into two separate but interrelated, future-focused projects addressing (i) the epidemiology of noise-induced hearing loss and noise exposure, and (ii) prevention of noise-induced hearing loss. The first of these projects was recently commissioned.

This RFP seeks to establish the second project, which will evaluate the effectiveness of extant work-related interventions to reduce noise-induced hearing loss in New Zealand, identify the critical factors that need to be considered when designing and implementing such interventions, and propose strategies where current interventions are ineffective.

Whanau Ora Research Partnership
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) and Nga Pae o Te Māramatanga in partnership with the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and the Families Commission have made a joint commitment to co-invest in whānau ora research that targets key information needs for each agency.

This research fund for whānau provides an opportunity to focus on the collective health and wellbeing of whānau at a level that is beyond individuals, families, and individual households. This particular initiative is designed to address factors that promote and contribute to whānau health by maximising whānau resilience. It is anticipated that applicants will be able to develop research project(s) that address the collective dimension and identify the critical factors that underpin resiliency. By releasing this RFP, the Whānau Ora Research Partnership funding organisations seek to purchase a number of studies. The total budget available for research is up to $1.4M (fully costed, exclusive of GST).

Maori Health Joint Venture
Identifying health research priorities to promote improved health outcomes and tackle inequalities experienced by Māori with a disability. The HRC and the Ministry of Health (the Ministry) have developed a partnership to jointly fund research which will promote health outcomes for Māori (Māori health research).

This Request for Proposals is for a project up to 12 months in duration that will contribute to the growing body of knowledge in Māori health research development and to promoting outcomes and participation of disabled Māori. It is also expected that this work will contribute to the future of innovative Māori health research and provide opportunities to generate knowledge about positive health and disability outcomes for Māori. To this end, we expect the initiative will be undertaken in partnership with whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori communities to enable these communities to identify their own research priorities for these health issues. The total budget for the research may be up to $270,000 (fully-costed, exclusive of GST).

Immunisation Research Strategy
In 2003, the HRC and the Ministry of Health established the Immunisation Research Strategy (the Strategy). The Strategy is a joint research initiative with both partners providing funding for strategic research projects. The purpose of this initiative is to develop an evidence base for immunisation policy, planning and service provision towards a reduction of vaccine preventable disease rates across all population groups.

By releasing this Request for Propsoals (RFP), the Ministry of Health and the HRC seek to purchase a number of studies addressing the barriers to and enablers of immunisation. There is currently $1.0 million (fully-costed, exclusive of GST), jointly provided by the Ministry of Health and the HRC available to fund research in this area.

Product Vigilance
Medsafe and the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) have established a Joint Initiative to develop capacity for product vigilance research in New Zealand, and to support research that explores opportunities for improving the post-market surveillance and monitoring of therapeutic products in New Zealand. Ideally, post-marketing surveillance systems should exploit advances in information technology and statistical methodology, and draw upon available sources of routinely collected data on drug exposure and clinical outcomes.

By releasing this Request for Proposals (RFP), Medsafe and the HRC seek to purchase a number of feasibility studies in the area of product vigilance. These are small studies carried out for the purpose of testing feasibility issues affecting a planned, larger, study. These projects are limited to a maximum of $100,000 over no longer than 12 months. The scope of the RFP is not limited to a certain class of therapeutic product.

Click here for results of the Product Vigilance RFP 2007

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