Funding and ethics
Contestable funding for research is available from the Otago Polytechnic Research Committee.
Grants are available to Otago Polytechnic staff for research projects where there is a publishable output. Staff should also consult the Research Departmental Polybase intranet page. Please contact the Research Office for more advice. Applications should be made on the Joint Funding/Ethics application form below.
Research Funding Guide (Doc)
Applications to the Otago Polytechnic Ethics Committee
All applications involving human or animal subjects must also be accompanied by an application to the Otago Polytechnic Ethics Committee. Contact EthicsAdmin
tekotago.ac.nz for more information. Applications should be made on the Joint Funding/Ethics application form below.
Ethical Guidelines (doc)
Sample documents
Sample Ethics Application (pdf)
Sample Co-operation Education Agreement (pdf)
To view and print this information which is in Portable Document format (PDF), you will need Adobe Acrobat. This is available for free downloading from the Adobe website.
Joint Funding/Ethics application form
The forms below are to be used for both funding and ethics applications.
These can also be downloaded from the the Research Office Intranet (in Polybase).
Process for Otago Polytechnic researchers to identify research of interest to Ngai Tahu
In accordance with Otago Polytechnic’s Memorandum of Understanding with Ngai Tahu an interim process has been established for identifying research of interest to Ngai Tahu. This process is currently an informal process which asks Otago Polytechnic researchers to provide copies of their research proposals to an Interim Committee prior to submitting their proposal to the Research or Ethics Committee.
Researchers should forward a hard copy of their research proposals to:
Dr Khyla Russell
Kaitohutohu
Otago Polytechnic
Private Bag 1910
Dunedin