View current and upcoming funding and investment opportunities.

The inaugural winners of the Prime Minister’s Space Prizes were announced at an awards ceremony at Parliament on Tuesday 17 December 2024.

Funding commercialisation projects from publicly funded research.

The Commercialisation Partner Network (CPN) builds the capability to turn science findings into commercially viable products.

The assessment of proposals for Endeavour 2025 funding round is performed by a considered selection of independent national and international Assessors from our virtual College of Assessors.

Diversity is vital for our science system to realise its full potential. A focus on diversity ensures we capture the very best ideas and talent to support the highest quality research.

We use a range of funding and support programmes to invest the majority of our science and innovation funds. Each programme is supported with comprehensive documentation covering application and assessment details.

The following provides an overview of national interest considerations and processes, in particular for regulating payloads for launch in New Zealand, or by New Zealand entities overseas.

An opportunity is now available for New Zealand researchers to partner with NASA on Earth observation research.

An AI-assisted tool designed to support astronaut selection and clinical decision making will be developed under a partnership between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and US space company Axiom Space.