Through the 2025 Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund funding round, the Government is investing in 15 projects that will strengthen capability, innovation capacity and networks between Māori and the science, innovation and technology system, for the benefit of New Zealand.
We received 169 applications for Smart Ideas funding in the 2025 round of the Endeavour Fund and 47 were approved for funding. We also continue to fund about 100 Smart Ideas awarded in previous years.
MBIE has announced the 4 successful proposals for the 2025 Catalyst: Strategic investment under the New Zealand – Singapore Biotech In Future Foods Research Programme.