The Aotearoa New Zealand Grants Advisory Committee (Aotearoa NZGAC) fulfills an important role in ensuring Fellows and trainees of the College in Aotearoa New Zealand are supported in their early research careers and to undertake further educational development.

Reporting to the Aotearoa New Zealand Committee, the Aotearoa NZGAC is responsible for the suite of awards and grants offered annually through the RACP Foundation to College members in Aotearoa New Zealand exclusively.

The Committee comprises no less than 5 members to ensure diversity in specialty and gender representation, and also representation from the geographical regions within Health NZ – Te Whatu Ora.

There are currently 2 x positions on the Committee which are in urgent need of being filled.

Applicants should:

• be a Fellow of a Division, Faculty or Chapter of the College in Aotearoa New Zealand
• have no current professional or personal connections that may give cause for a perceived conflict of interest with the College
• have experience with research and academic structures
• provide a copy of your CV (max. 5 pages)
• provide an executive summary of research experience

Purpose

The members of the Aotearoa NZGAC are primarily responsible for the following:

1. review applications for the Aotearoa NZ awards and determine recipients
2. direct the Aotearoa NZ Endowment funds in the RACP Foundation to support medical research and educational initiatives of Fellows and trainees of the College in Aotearoa New Zealand
3. carry out the direction and priorities of the College Research Committee and the Aotearoa New Zealand Committee

Conditions

The members of the Aotearoa NZGAC meet by teleconference in September each year to discuss the review of applications and approve the awards to be offered in the following year.

Members also respond to issues via email on an ad hoc basis, when required and may be asked to assist with the review of applications across the Award categories, particularly the Research Entry Scholarships.

As a Committee member, you will also be required to:

• adhere to the Terms of Reference (PDF) for the Aotearoa NZGAC
• adhere to the College’s policies and procedures, including the Working Together policy

For additional information, please contact the Secretariat at: Foundation@racp.edu.au

Apply

Start your application by downloading and completing the expression of interest form (DOC) and submit it to foundation@racp.edu.au