NZOVRF
New Zealand Optometric Vision Research Foundation.
How to Apply
Click the link below to download the Grant Application Form.
Click the link below to download the Summer Scholarship Form.
To provide funds for local research and vision care projects.
Apply for the NZOVRF Research Grant
Applications must be lodged with:
Chairman
NZOVRF Grant Committee
(Visique Riccarton Eyecare)
128 Riccarton Road
Riccarton
Christchurch 8440
New Zealand
Phone: +64 3 348 0008
Fax: +64 3 348 2330
Applicants are responsible for forwarding ten copies of the application to the Grant Committee by 30 November.
- Late applications will not be considered.
- Referees reports will be requested by the Grant Committee.
- When the research is to be conducted in a department or institution, the approval of the department or institution must be given at the end of the application.
- Grants over $20,000 will be made in exceptional circumstances only.
- All applications must be typed.
- Applications should include copies of any "in press" articles cited in the applications.
- All applicants will be notified of the Foundation's decision in March of the following year.
Items Not Eligible for Research Grants
- Retrospective Payments: The Committee will not consider retrospective payments for research expenses already incurred at the time of the application.
- Prototype Development: The Committee will not normally fund the direct development of prototypes to a commercially viable stage.