Welcome to UNILink Research

UNILink assists University of Waikato academic staff to:

• identify potential funding opportunities
• prepare funding applications
• negotiate contracts with external research funding sources
• administer research contracts

We handle all applications to and contracts with research funding agencies, which includes the funding rounds for New Zealand's Government sources, Industries and overseas funding foundations.

UNILink is the University's liaison with the principal research funding agencies in New Zealand, including the Ministry of Science and Innovation, the Royal Society, Health Research Council and the Marsden Fund.

The Office is responsible for all of the internal research accounts and provides secretarial support for the Human Research Ethics Committee, Animal Ethics Committee and the Research Committee.

Research Trust Contestable Fund 2012

Please download the following documents if you wish to apply for funding from the Research Trust Contestable Fund.

Application Form

Budget

CV Template