Funding Support

The establishment of the Institute was made possible in part by a generous bequest by local businessman Mr Cas Van der Veer to the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation (CMRF). The primary purpose of the bequest was to support research into and treatment of Parkinson’s disease.

These causes were further advanced by the active involvement and financial support of the Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences (University of Otago), the Canterbury District Health Board, and the University of Canterbury. Together with the CMRF, these organisations worked together to establish the Institute as a collaborative endeavour.

The Institute actively seeks and obtains external funding to support its projects and students:

Project Support

We are most grateful to the following agencies/organisations for their funding support:

• Accident Compensation Corporation

• Canterbury District Health Board

• Canterbury Medical Research Foundation

• Christchurch School of Medicine (Dean’s Fund)

• Foundation for Research, Science & Technology

• Glaxo Wellcome New Zealand Ltd

• Health Funding Authority

• Health Research Council

• Lotteries Health Research (NZ Lotteries)

• Merck, Sharpe & Dohme (NZ)

• Neurological Foundation

• Novartis New Zealand Ltd [Ciba Geigy]

• Reckitt & Colman (NZ)

• Roche Products (NZ) Ltd

• Schering (NZ) Ltd

• The Community Trust

• Independent Fisheries

• University of Canterbury

Student Support

We are most grateful to the following agencies/organisations for their support of students by way of scholarships, studentships, and research grants:

• Alcohol and Liquor Advisory Council

• Canterbury District Health Board

• Canterbury Medical Research Foundation

• Health Research Council

• Lotteries Health Research (NZ Lotteries)

• Neurological Foundation

• University of Canterbury

• University of Otago

• Foundation for Research, Science & Technology