What we do
Our timeless mission started back in 1955 and to this day “funding world-class research that provides genuine advances in medical and health science” remains our steadfast purpose.
Our donors help us to fund researchers to do what they do best – medical research!
Our commitment is to support medical researchers in their vital work and this comes in all shapes and sizes.
We provide funding for specific research projects across the spectrum of medical and health science.
We provide grants for researchers to attend conferences (virtually or in-person) and build local, national and international collaborations.
We award doctoral scholarships and postdoctoral fellowhips for our young and upcoming researchers and also provide repatriation fellowships to ensure the best of our research talent returns to our homeland.
Our donors help us to find solutions
Our donors tell us they love the fact 100% of their donation goes directly into finding solutions to treat and prevent all sorts of diseases, conditions and disorders.
It is important to give our donors the highest level of confidence in our research funding process and that is why our selection standards have been gold standard ever since our inception. We cannot thank the highly qualified and experienced clinicians and scientists enough for the gift of their time to serve on our Medical Committee.
While many researchers receive government funding for their work, we know it is never sufficient. Our support provides vital seed funding to ensure research is not only started but is able to progress beyond just the initial investigation stage.
Please join us in our mission to fund researchers who are making a life-changing difference to the health of all New Zealanders.
The AMRF Medical Sciences Learning Centre was opened by Prime Minister Helen Clark in 2005, and funded by donors to celebrate the Foundation’s 50th Anniversary. The Centre has won a national architecture award and houses the medical school’s anatomy and pathology collections.
The AMRF Auditorium at The University of Auckland's Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences was made possible through a generous benefactor in 2012.
The AMRF Medical Sciences Learning Centre was opened by Prime Minister Helen Clark in 2005, and funded by donors to celebrate the Foundation’s 50th Anniversary. The Centre has won a national architecture award and houses the medical school’s anatomy and pathology collections.
Many medical scientists who received AMRF funding in the early parts of their careers have subsequently gone on to establish international careers and be recognised with distinguished awards in New Zealand. These include:
Prof Innes Asher
Respiratory Paediatrics
Sir Brian Barratt-Boyes
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Prof Garth Cooper
Molecular Endocrinology
Prof John Fraser
Immunology
Prof Sir Peter Gluckman
Paediatric Medicine
Distinguished Prof Dame
Jane Harding
Neonatology
Prof Kaye Ibbertson
Endocrinology
Prof Sir Graham Liggins
Paediatric Medicine
Prof Robyn North
Obstetrics