The Ngā Puanga Pūtaiao Fellowship invests in Māori and Pacific Peoples who are early to mid-career researchers to establish and progress their research careers in fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This is a short-term initiative and will provide around $19.3 million (excluding GST) to support around 20 Fellows over four years.
The Deep South National Science Challenge is working to understand the role of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean in determining New Zealand’s future climate and how the impact this role has on key economic sectors, infrastructure and natural resources.
The Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge work is focused on enhancing the use of New Zealand marine resources within environmental and biological constraints.
Five concepts have secured seed funding to develop more detailed proposals for phase 2 of the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technology’s work to establish a national platform for AI research.
The Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge aims to tackle New Zealand’s big high-tech challenges to grow the economy.
New Zealand’s Biological Heritage National Science Challenge aims to protect and manage New Zealand’s biodiversity, improve our biosecurity, and enhance our resilience to harmful organisms.
Current and recently completed Partnerships and their research objectives.
MBIE's 2017 Partnerships Scheme Investment Round will see five new sector-led research partnerships receive funding of up to $25.7 million over the next seven years.
The Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF) Infrastructure supports research infrastructure with high national benefits that will not emerge during usual business because of the scale, complexity, long duration and multi-user nature of the investment.
The National Science Challenges were established in 2014 and finished in June 2024. The aim of these challenges was to tackle the biggest science-based issues and opportunities facing New Zealand. The Challenges brought together the country’s top scientists to work collaboratively across disciplines, institutions and borders to achieve their objectives.
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