Essential documents for the National Science Challenges
All essential documents can be found in the table below.
All essential documents can be found in the table below.
The 11 National Science Challenges focus science investment on issues that matter to all New Zealanders.
Aqualinc Research Limited is receiving Smart Ideas funding for the following projects.
MBIE has announced the 4 successful proposals for the 2025 Catalyst: Strategic investment under the New Zealand – Singapore Biotech In Future Foods Research Programme.
MBIE has announced the 3 successful proposals for the Catalyst: Strategic investment under the New Zealand-Singapore Leveraging AI for Healthy Ageing 2025.
MBIE and the National Research Foundation of Korea have announced the 3 successful proposals to be funded under the 2025 Catalyst: Strategic New Zealand–Republic of Korea Joint Research Partnerships programme.
MBIE is investing up to $150,000 over 3 years to support a PhD project, developing space enabled maritime search and rescue capability, using synthetic aperture radar, with support from US partners.
The extreme weather science response funded time-bound, evidence-based science services and perishable research and data collection to address immediate needs and inform response decisions following the North Island extreme weather events in early 2023.
University of Waikato is receiving Research Programmes funding for the following projects.
University of Otago is receiving Research Programmes funding for the following projects.
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