Royal Society Te Apārangi · NZ · nz-te-aparangi

Human Frontier Science Program

The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) funds innovative, interdisciplinary basic research into fundamental biological problems, emphasizing novel approaches and international collaboration. It supports research grants for international teams and postdoctoral fellowships for early-career scientists, with a focus on risk-taking and training opportunities.

Up to $500,000 ~36 months Rolling

Official page ↗

Data last verified 2026-08-14 · sources & verification

Eligibility

Structured dimensions read from the official page. What do these mean? ↗

Career stage

Postdoc, Early Career

Applicant type

Individual

Host country

Organization type

University, Research Institute

Minimum qualification

Phd

Applicant role

Evidence: every dimension above is read from this scheme's official page — official page ↗.

Full eligibility text

New Zealand researchers can apply as Principal Applicants for research grants, with collaborators based in any country. Postdoctoral fellowships are for early-career scientists wishing to change their field of research.

Deadline

Rolling / ongoing

Application form effort

1 form file(s) downloaded; 5 explicit questions; 10 writing prompts; 55 fields/sections; heavy — expect a full proposal pack

Marsden Fund 2026 guidelines (webdev mirror — main site is Cloudflare-gated) (37 pages)

Sample questions

their own point of view. Could the association be perceived as a conflict of interest?
Does the decision (yes/no to relevance) seem appropriate?
capability development?
that budget for Māori involvement, capability development and consultation?
How do I decide whether to include a Vision Mātauranga statement in my proposal?

Application form preview sample questions, page & word limits from the application form Back to browse

Data sources & verification (for research-office review)

Where each item on this page was read from, so every claim can be verified against the original. Several values often come from the same official page — that page is named in the Source column. Anything we could not reach or parse is listed under Not captured / obstacles below.

Curated item	Value in this record	Source
Funding agency	Royal Society Te Apārangi	www.royalsociety.org.nz ↗
Country / funding source	NZ · nz-te-aparangi	same page as above — www.royalsociety.org.nz ↗
Deadline	Rolling — no fixed deadline — official page lists it as rolling/ongoing	same page as above — www.royalsociety.org.nz ↗
Funding amount	Up to $500,000	same page as above — www.royalsociety.org.nz ↗
Eligibility	6 structured dimensions — see the eligibility panel above	same page as above — www.royalsociety.org.nz ↗

Pages & application forms captured

Official opportunity page ↗
Application form: Marsden Fund 2026 guidelines (webdev mirror — main site is Cloudflare-gated) — download ↗ (37 pp)

Not captured / obstacles

Data is collected from official funder pages only. Figures are machine-curated (rule + LLM where noted) and should be re-verified on the linked source before use.