Supporting innovation in medical research across Otago.
The Otago Medical Research Foundation is dedicated to supporting important medical research carried out, or conducted by people based, in the Otago region, and encouraging young and gifted people to engage in research.
The Foundation supports innovative, foundational studies (helping develop excellent ideas into larger scale investigations) and student scholarships in Otago.
Grants and Scholarships
Annual Grants Summer Research Scholarships Laurenson Bequest Grants Jack Thomson Arthritis FundRead stories from our supporters.
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Dr Michele Coleman sees first-hand the pivotal role the Otago Medical Research Foundation has in research, in kick-starting careers, and in making a difference to retaining talent in Dunedin.
Being recently retired, you get the chance to spend more time doing the things you really enjoy. For us it was more overseas travel, while at a local level it was gardening (Carolyn) and motorsport (Evan).
Mercy Hospital was established in Dunedin in 1936. Since its inception, Mercy’s focus has firmly been on the health and wellbeing of the people of the region.
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