Chapman Research Fellowship Advice to Applicants January 2012
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NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF NEW ZEALAND
VJ Chapman Research Fellowship – advice to applicants
General
This Fellowship will be awarded to a medical graduate committed to a career in Neurology, to give him or her the
opportunity of spending a period in clinical or biomedical research. This may be combined with advanced clinical
training in neurology, but the research component should be at least 50%. Applicants should be New Zealand citizens
or permanent residents properly enrolled in an advanced clinical training scheme. The award will not normally be
taken up until at least the fourth year after graduation.
Mental health Research. The Neurological Foundation will accept applications designed to further the knowledge and
treatment of primary neuropsychiatric or neuropsychological disorders, as long as the research takes a mechanistic
approach to discovering or treating a component of the disorder that might be due to an underlying neurological
problem. Applications which deal only with the clinical management of mental health disorders will not be
considered.
Conditions
The Fellowship will be tenable at an approved Sponsoring Institution either in New Zealand or overseas. Application
must be accompanied by the formal agreement of a senior member of the staff of the Sponsoring Institution to
undertake the duties of Supervisor of the Fellow’s work and Director of his research project. There must be formal
agreement by the Sponsoring Institution itself to employ the Fellow, and to provide the facilities for the project. The
Foundation will consider an allowance to cover limited working expenses, but the provision of equipment is regarded
as the responsibility of the Sponsoring Institution.
Other responsibilities of Fellows
Fellows may undertake, with their Supervisor’s approval, clinical or teaching responsibilities relevant to their
research. Any remuneration for this may be deducted from the Fellow’s stipend. Fellows may devote time to study for
a higher degree (MD, PhD etc.) but normally not for professional examinations. (FRACP, FRACS etc.).
Salary
The salary will be based on that which would have been applicable had the Fellow continued in a clinical post in New
Zealand. The Sponsoring Institution will be asked to contribute to this.
Reports and Publications
The Fellow will supply reports on his work when requested by the Foundation and make acknowledgement as set out
in the regulations applying to research grants.
Expenses
In the account of the proposed project, which accompanies the application, there should be an estimate of working
expenses (see conditions).
Making Application
The closing date is May 1st each year. Intending applicants should make themselves known to the Foundation well
before this date, so that details of the application can be discussed. The signed original plus 15 double sided copies of
the application are required. In addition, please submit an electronic copy of the form to
research@neurological.org.nz. Electronic application forms (in MS Word) can be obtained from the Secretary of
the Foundation or from the Foundation web site www.neurological.org.nz .
Further enquiries to:
Dr Douglas Ormrod
Scientific Secretary
Neurological Foundation of NZ
PO Box 110022
(66 Grafton Road – for courier)
Auckland 1148
Phone: (09) 309-7749 Fax: (09) 377-0614 E-mail: douglas.ormrod@neurological.org.nz
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APPENDIX: FIELDS OF RESEARCH – NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF NEW ZEALAND
Addiction: alcohol
Addiction: other
Addiction: tobacco
Affective disorders
Ageing
AIDS: behaviour
AIDS: clinical
Alcohol/drug dependence
Alcohol: clinical
Alzheimer's disease
Anaesthesia and pain
management
Anatomy and histology
Anatomy: general
Anatomy: histochemical
Anatomy: ultrastructure
Autonomic nervous system
Behavioural science
Biochemistry
Biological rhythms: sleep
Biology: membrane
Biology: molecular
Biostatistics
Brain stem
Cancer: chemotherapy
Cancer: clinical trials
Cancer: epidemiology
Cardiovascular: regulation
Child health
Clinical trials
Community care
Community health
Community health: risk
reduction
Community health: screening
Computer modelling
Computing
Congenital abnormalities
Dentistry
Depression
Dermatology
Diet
Disability
Down's syndrome
Drug design/development
Drug interactions
Drugs
Drugs of abuse
Drugs of dependence
Drugs: mode of action
Ear disease
Endocrinology:
neuroendocrinology
Endocrinology: pituitary
Environmental health
Environmental toxicology
Epidemiology
Epilepsy
Ethics
Genetic diseases
Genetics: gene expression
Genetics: gene mapping
Genetics: gene targeting
Genetics: gene therapy
Genetics: general
Handicapped persons
Health care evaluation
Health economics
Health planning
Health policy
Health services research
Health: education
Health: promotion
Health: protection
Hearing
Huntington's Chorea
Hyperactivity
Imaging
Immunochemistry
Immunogenetics
Immunology: autoimmunity
Immunology: basic
Immunology: cellular
Immunology: clinical
Immunology: cytokines and
growth factors
Immunology: general
Immunology: inflammatory
processes
Immunology: molecular
biology
Immunology: therapy
Immunopathology
Immunotoxins
Infectious diseases
Inflammation
Injury: prevention
Injury: unintentional
Intensive care
Kinesiology
Language
Learning
Maori health
Mathematical modelling
Medical physics
Medicine: general
Memory
Mental health: illness
Mental health: services
Mental health: wellbeing
Metabolic disease
Microbiology
Mol & cell biology
Mol & cell biology: apoptosis
Mol & cell biology: cell
activation
Mol & cell biology: cell
adhesion
Mol & cell biology: cell cycle
Mol & cell biology: cell
proliferation
Mol & cell biology:
developmental
Mol & cell biology:
differentiation
Mol & cell biology: hormones &
growth factors
Mol & cell biology: membranes
Mol & cell biology: mitosis
Mol & cell biology: necrosis
Mol & cell biology: receptors
Mol & cell biology: signal
transduction
Mol & cell biology: tumour
Morphology
Movement
Multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Neural plasticity
Neuroanatomy
Neurobiology
Neurochemistry
Neurology
Neurology: autonomic
Neurology: central
Neurology: general
Neurology: peripheral
Neuromuscular disease
Neuropathology
Neuropeptides
Neuropharmacology
Neurophysiology: basic
Neurophysiology: clinical
Neuropsychology
Neuroscience
Neurosurgery
Neurotoxicity
Neurotransmitters/neuromodul
ators
NMR: radiology
Nursing: clinical
Nursing: community
Occupational health
Occupational health: injury
prevention
Occupational health: risk
reduction
Occupational health: screening
Oncology and carcinogenesis
Ophthalmology
Optometry
Pacific Islander's health
Paediatrics
Paediatrics: adolescent
Paediatrics: behavioural
Paediatrics: development
Paediatrics: general
Pain
Parasitology
Parkinson's disease
Pathology
Pathology: anatomic
Pathology: experimental
Pathology: general
Pathology: histochemistry and
cytology
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Pathology: histopathology and
EM
Pathology: immunopathology
Pathology: molecular
Pathology: neuropathology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology: autonomic
Pharmacology: clinical
Pharmacology: experimental
Pharmacology: general
Pharmacology: molecular
Pharmacology: receptors
Pharmacology: toxicology
Physical education
Physiology
Physiology: auditory
Physiology: brain
Physiology: cardiovascular
Physiology: cellular/molecular
Physiology: corneal
Physiology: developmental
Physiology: ear
Physiology: general
Physiology: ion
exchange/transport
Physiology: muscle
Physiology: sensory
Physiology: smooth muscle
Physiotherapy
Poisons and chemicals
Prescribing
Preventive medicine
Primary health care
Psychiatry
Psychiatry: adolescent
Psychiatry: adult
Psychiatry: autism
Psychiatry: child
Psychiatry: epidemiology
Psychiatry: forensic
Psychiatry: general
Psychiatry: liaison
Psychiatry: psychosomatic
Psychiatry: psychosomatics
Psychiatry: psychotherapy
Psychiatry: social
Psychology: adolescent
Psychology: adult
Psychology: basic
Psychology: behaviour
analysis
Psychology: child
Psychology: clinical
Psychology: community
Psychology: development
Psychology: forensic
Psychology: psychometrics
Psychology: social
Psychopathology
Psychopharmacology
Psychotherapy
Public health
Quality of life
Rehabilitation medicine
Reproduction
Schizophrenia
Serotonin
Sexuality
Sleep
Social work
Speech
Spina Bifida
Spinal cord
Sports medicine
Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome
Suicide
Surgery
Surgery: clinical
Surgery: experimental
Survey methodology
Tissue culture: embryonic
stem cells
Tissue culture: mammalian
cells
Tissue culture: organs
Toxicology
Trauma
Vision
Weight disorders
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