Funded PhD with Industry Placement
Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Mild Cognitive Impairment
and Early Alzheimer’s Disease
School of Psychology, University of Auckland & Siemens Healthcare
Dr Catherine Morgan, Professor Lynette Tippett, Dr Reece Roberts & Dr Kieran O’Brien
Read about this PhD scholarship opportunity here
Dementia Mate Wareware Action Plan initatives
Te Whatu Ora in partnership with Te Aka Whai Ora, is intending to seek suppliers to deliver the following three whānau centred service components relating to the objectives of the Dementia Mate Wareware Action Plan:
Post-diagnostic supports for people with dementia mate wareware, their whānau and carers. Up to four initiatives are intended to be funded over four years.
Dementia Navigators – to coordinate post diagnostic supports and work with people with dementia mate wareware, their whānau and carers. Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora intend to fund providers to employ and develop up to 16 Dementia Navigators throughout New Zealand.
Innovative respite – development and delivery of innovative options for flexible and whānau centred respite for carers.
More info here and here - registrations of interest open in March 2023.
Research Acceleration Programme (RAP) Funding
The RAP is a contestable acceleration programme for very early-stage medical device and digital health technology projects working towards clinical application and commercialisation.
RAP Stage I: Next submission deadline is Monday 27th March.
RAP Stage II: Next submission deadline is Monday 6th March.
The current guidelines, proposal and budget templates are available on the CMDT website.
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Matakitenga Research Round
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE).
The NPM Matakitenga research fund supports impactful research that contributes to their vision of building the foundations for flourishing Māori Futures.
You can read more on the NPM website here.