Objectives
Repatriation Fellowships are intended to support the repatriation of outstanding young researchers who have recently completed post doctoral studies outside New Zealand and who propose to return to New Zealand and conduct research in scientific fields of relevance to the Neurological Foundation. The award will assist them to return to New Zealand and will provide personal support for one year of research in a New Zealand institution.
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.
Qualifications
Applicants for a Repatriation Fellowship should be NZ citizens, or hold permanent residency, and have completed at least one year of post doctoral studies outside New Zealand. It is envisaged that most applicants will hold PhD qualifications, but medical graduates are not excluded from applying. Prior to submitting an application candidates must secure the support of a sponsor within a New Zealand university, hospital or research institution.
Application Process
Applications must be made on the form provided and include a clear description of how the applicant intends to use the year to further their research career and outline their plans to secure ongoing funding. A letter of support from the institutional sponsor is required.
Conditions of Tenure
Repatriation Fellowship awards will be administered through the host institution. The general conditions of appointment are those of that institution.
Support
The Repatriation Fellowship will fund one year of salary at the post-doctoral level commensurate with the recipient’s experience and qualifications, and be based on the salary scales of the host institution. If other salary funding is available then the Fellowship can be taken over a period of up to two years. General working expenses of $10,000 will also be provided. A budget justifying the working expenses is required and this can be prepared after the recipient returns to New Zealand. Applicants should ensure that the host institution can support the research by the provision of office and/or laboratory space, major equipment, computers, animal facilities etc. The
Foundation will also provide funds for a one-way economy air ticket to New Zealand.
Reporting
Fellows are required to submit a report within three months of completing the Fellowship.
Publications
Results published during the tenure of a Repatriation Fellowship should acknowledge the assistance of the
Neurological Foundation by stating that “the research was conducted during tenure of a Repatriation Fellowship of the Neurological Foundation of New Zealand”.
Application
Application for the Repatriation Fellowship closes on April 1st each year and should be made on the Foundation’s application form NF09. The signed original plus 15 double sided copies are required. In addition, please submit an electronic copy of the form (in MS Word NOT a PDF) to: douglas.ormrod@neurological.org.nz.
Applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application early in July.
Electronic application forms (in MS
Word) can be obtained from the Secretary of the Foundation or the Foundation’s 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

APPENDIX: FIELDS OF RESEARCH – NEUROLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF NEW ZEALAND
Addiction: alcohol
Addiction: other
Addiction: tobacco
Health care evaluation
Health economics
Health planning transduction
Mol & cell biology: tumour
Morphology
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
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
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
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 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
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
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