These grants may be awarded to cancer researchers, those working in cancer care, or cancer support organisations and may be used to carry out research that will lead to improvements in the prevention, detection, diagnosis or treatment of cancer, or improvements in the palliative care of cancer patients. These projects may be in the field of cancer-related public health, or the biomedical, clinical, epidemiological or psychosocial aspects of cancer. The principal applicant would normally be a member of staff of a New Zealand academic institution or cancer-care organisation.
These grants may be awarded to those working in cancer care, or cancer support organisations and may be used to carry out projects to support New Zealand- based initiatives that will lead to improvements in the prevention, detection, diagnosis or treatment of cancer, or improvements in the palliative care of cancer patients. These projects may be related to the biomedical, clinical, epidemiological or psychosocial aspects of cancer. The principal applicant would normally be a member of staff of an academic institution or cancer-care organisation.
Examples of projects that have been supported by a Special Purpose Grant are: Reprinting of the Palliative Care Handbook; Scholarships for Medical Physics Registrars; Support for a Clinical Nurse Specialist for Educational Initiatives; Training of GPs in Palliative Care. Special Purpose grants can also be used to fund invited speakers to local cancer-related conferences. The maximum for this purpose is $3,000 and applications can be made in either funding round. Hypothesis-driven clinical or biomedical research projects must be submitted on the Research Project Grant application form.
Applicants should be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents who have recently completed a relevant Bachelor or Masters degree. The Fellowship will be available to nurses working clinically in (but not limited to) the fields of cancer nursing across the continuum (education, detection, treatment, rehabilitation and palliation) in primary and secondary health care.
The Fellowship will be awarded to a nurse who is committed to a clinical career with a major involvement in cancer treatment or care of those affected by cancer. It is intended for nurses so that they can enhance their practice and expertise through further clinical training and/or research and thus contribute to improved patient outcomes in New Zealand. The expectation is that at the end of the Fellowship the successful applicant will become established in clinical practice in New Zealand. The duration of the Fellowship is up to two years.
Applicants should be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents and have recently completed a Doctor of Philosophy or equivalent degree. Applications will be considered also from persons who have not yet received the results of their thesis examination, but the award and commencement of the Fellowship will be conditional on award of their doctoral degree. Usually the thesis will have been submitted for examination at the time of application. Applications would normally be made within three years of graduating PhD or equivalent.
John Gavin Postdoctoral Fellows can undertake their research either in New Zealand or at an overseas university, hospital or research institution approved by the Trust. The institution, department and supervisor must be approved by the Trust and would not usually be the department or institution in which the research leading to the award of the doctorate was performed. Postdoctoral Fellows may not receive additional remuneration without the permission of the Trust.
Applicants for the John Gavin Postdoctoral Fellowship should be an outstanding graduate who has recently completed a degree at doctoral level and is proposing to conduct research in scientific fields of relevance to cancer control. Projects may be in the field of cancer-related public health, or the biomedical, clinical, epidemiological or psychosocial aspects of cancer. The purpose is to provide personal support for two years of research, usually to widen their experience in a different institution. The expectation is that at the end of the Fellowship they will become established as independent researchers in New Zealand.
===Murray Jackson Clinical Fellowship (Medical)Applicants should be New Zealand citizens or permanent residents who have recently completed, or are in the final stages of, a relevant specialist College training programme. The Murray Jackson Fellowship will be available in (but not limited to) the fields of: surgical disciplines relevant to oncology, haematology, radiation oncology, medical oncology, palliative care, cancer genetics, radiology, anatomical pathology, psychiatry or public health.
This prestigious Fellowship will be awarded to a medical graduate committed to a clinical career with a major involvement in cancer medicine. It is intended for oncology specialists so that they can enhance their practice and expertise through further clinical training and research and thus contribute to improved patient outcomes in New Zealand. The Fellowship may be combined with advanced clinical training in cancer medicine, and the research component should normally be at least 50%. The expectation is that at the end of the Fellowship the successful applicant will become established in clinical practice in New Zealand.