We are committed to preventing New Zealanders developing and dying from Breast Cancer through education, awareness, research, medical support and development and community outreach.  Our aims are:

  • To increase New Zealanders' awareness of and knowledge about breast cancer
  • To promote the benefits of early detection and diagnosis
  • To represent all New Zealanders affected by breast cancer
  • To monitor and support services providing screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care
  • To encourage and fund research in the areas of the breast cancer prevention, treatment, management and cure
  • To identify and reduce barriers for women accessing and or practising early detection methods

The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation (NZBCF) is pleased to invite applications for a range of initiatives from the NZBCF Grants Programme.


These include grants for:

  • Research
  • Scholarships - Radiation Therapy and Mammography
  • Community Outreach
  • Medical Education and Development - for New Zealand Health Professionals

Research

The Foundation's Research Grant Programme was established in September 2001 and is dedicated solely to New Zealand-based research projects.


Grants are reviewed and allocated by The Foundation's Medical Advisory Committee. The Medical Advisory Committee is chaired by Dr Marli Gregory and made up of clinicians across a wide variety of breast cancer disciplines. The criteria for evaluating applications is based on an assessment of scientific merit, feasibility, originality, significance and ability to achieve the project's objectives.


Research has:

  • provided new knowledge in all areas of breast cancer including:
    • the benefits of screening and early detection
    • better diagnosis and treatments
  • shown that early detection of breast cancer through mammography helps to save womens' lives
  • produced new knowledge of the best way to treat breast cancers using chemotherapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy and targeted therapy
  • allowed doctors to better predict how a particular breast cancer will react to treatment and match the most effective treatment to their patient.

Find out more about our grants
Apply for a Research Grant - Applications for 2010 open Monday 11 October 2010 and close Monday 14 February 2011


If you have a specific enquiry about The Foundation's Research Grant Programme email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or phone 0800 902 732.

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

In 2004, to help foster the growth of the breast cancer medical workforce in New Zealand, The Foundation launched a scholarship programme for Undergraduate Radiation Therapists and Postgraduate Medical Imaging Technologists (Mammography). The Foundation has continued to grow the scholarship programme so as to further support Radiation Therapists and Medical Imaging Technologists training and working within the field of breast cancer in New Zealand.  2010 will see the programme in its sixth year and scholarships of over $300,000 will have been granted.

 

Find out more about our scholarships


If you have a specific enquiry about our scholarship programmes email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or phone 0800 902 732.

 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

The Foundation supports a variety of initiatives generated by the diverse communities in New Zealand. We provide funding for projects that either promote early detection of breast cancer or support women have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

 

Examples of previous community outreach grants are:

  • WONS Pamper Days
  • Pink Pilates Programme
  • Ywca Encore Programme
  • Sweet Louise
  • Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Racing teams

Apply for a Community Outreach Grant
 

Please allow at least 60 days for your application to be processed

Retrospective funding will not be considered 

If you have a specific enquiry about our Community Outreach grants email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or phone 0800 902 732.


MEDICAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

- for New Zealand Health Professionals


The Medical Education and Development Grants for New Zealand Health Professionals is a new NZBCF Grant Programme and will be introduced in 2010 (open and close dates for applications will be confirmed shortly). Applications for grant funding will need to show that medical education/training and development of the New Zealand health workforce involved in the prevention, detection, diagnosis and management of breast cancer in New Zealand is being fostered.

 

Apply for a Medical Education and Development Grant - open date to be advised

If you have a specific enquiry about our grants for New Zealand health professionals email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or phone 0800 902 732.

 
 

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