HRC Resource Library

The purpose of the Peer Review Manual is to outline each stage of the review process for applicants, committee members and reviewers. For the latest Peer Review Manual pertaining to a specific round, head to the relevant funding page on HRC Gateway.

The HRCEC requires ethics committees to provide an Annual Report from an Ethics Committee, which allows the HRCEC to monitor the activity and functioning of the committee.

This form is used to provide information to the HRC about proposed variations to current research contracts with the HRC.

This booklet introduces researchers to dissemination and implementation of research, and working with mass media.

This example Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalises the intention of the parties to collaborate in a research project and to enter into a sub-contract.

The HRC is responsible to the Minister of Health, and its major funding agreement is through the Minister of Science and Innovation. Our statutory functions are outlined in the Health Research Council Act 1990.

This CV template, used by several other organisations, can be used in all HRC funding applications. It standardises the type of information asked for and eliminates the need for researchers to reformat their CV each time they apply for funding.

This document outlines the permissible use of research funding and rules around the operation of Contracts

This slideshow helps applicants and reviewers interpret the HRC’s Research Impact assessment criterion.

The Health Research Council of New Zealand’s Ethics Committee provides advice on health research ethical issues and the ethical review process.

These Guidelines are based on six principles which are mostly taken from the Guidelines of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 1999 and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with Regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine 1996.