Children and Families Research Fund

About the Fund

The Children and Families Research Fund awarded up to $750,000 each year for social policy-relevant research to further investigation of the information gathered by the Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) longitudinal study. The fund was active between 2016/17 and 2022/23. GUiNZ collects information from more than 6,000 children and their families so we can better understand what it means to grow up in 21^st Century New Zealand. The analysis of this data can help shape government policies that improve the lives of children and families.

The Children and Families Research Fund supported a variety of researchers to access GUiNZ data and undertake research that informed priority policy areas. It was open to applications from academics, government agencies, public and independent research organisations and non-government organisations.

Researchers wanting to undertake research using the GUiNZ data should visit Using the Data on the Growing Up in New Zealand website.

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