Pūtahi Manawa is committed to funding research that supports our mission to improve equity in heart health for Māori, Pacific Peoples and women, through research excellence and precision medicine.
Our Research
We offer several contestable funding rounds each year and welcome applications from all heart health researchers who share our goals. The funding opportunities include research fellowships, project, and equity funding.
When awarding funding, we are guided by our six funding principles – scientific integrity, equity, upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi, co-design, translation and excellent, multidisciplinary research teams.
At the core of our research endeavours are our Integrated Research Modules (IRMs), which are our flagship programmes. These projects use multi-disciplinary approaches, e.g., Māori and Pacific methodology, epidemiology, physiology and clinical science, to effectively address specific heart health issues.
Most of the Modules are led or co-led by Māori, Pacific and women researchers and have co-design with Māori, Pacific Peoples and women at the heart of the research. Because they are co-designed jointly with our communities, our researchers will adapt their research plans as they work with communities.
Te Ara Poutama is a Hapori Māori-led Heart Health Research Programme, which is foundational for developing culturally-grounded approaches to equitable Māori heart health. This project was co-funded by with the Heart Foundation
The “Business not as usual” approach is about researching from within the perspective of the communities we strive to empower - moving away from the idea that the academics and clinicians are the only "experts". Pūtahi Manawa is committed to engaging with communities to co-create meaningful solutions.
By bridging the gap between researchers and communities, we aim to drive positive impact and foster mutual growth.
Pūtahi Manawa funds a range of research grants to support researchers and their work at different stages of their careers. Much our research funding is awarded through competitive funding rounds. All research we fund must adhere to our funding principles
In our Integrated Research Modules multidisciplinary and diverse research teams collaborate with communities to address equity in heart health outcomes. Each Module runs for three years and receives $1.5 million in funding from Pūtahi Manawa.
Fellowships provide direct support for researchers whose work contributes to improving heart health outcomes for Pacific Peoples, Māori or women. Fellowships fund early career researchers for a three-year period and include salary support and research expenses.
Project Grants are awarded to small-medium stand-alone research projects which run for two to three years.
Our current Equity Grants span various kaupapa/galuega taua and can include grants to supercharge a piece of research already underway, student scholarships and co-design grants. They are meant to amplify the equity component in an ongoing study.
The purpose of Pūtahi Manawa Primer Grants is to support small projects aimed to obtain pilot data to develop an application to a larger grant.
Summer Research Scholarships are available to Māori, Pacific and women students.
We are also funding PhD Scholarships for postgraduate students to study for a PhD on each of our Integrated Research Modules.