Diversity In MBIE Science Investments
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.
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.
From personalised cancer treatments to protecting native wildlife from emerging diseases, RNA technology could help solve some of New Zealand's biggest challenges.
The research commercialisation funds, Commercialisation Partner Network Fund (CPN) and the PreSeed Accelerator Fund (PSAF), aim to strengthen the pathways, capability, and incentives needed to turn publicly funded research into commercial outcomes.
The organisations currently receiving PreSeed Acceleration Fund funding.
The organisations currently receiving Commercialisation Partner Network Fund funding.
This Investment Plan outlines the policy context for the New Zealand Government’s investment in the Commercialisation Partner Network Fund (CPN) and the PreSeed Accelerator Fund (PSAF).
The 2027 Transition Research Fund ensures we continue to support great ideas from inception all the way through to the benefits they deliver for New Zealand. The fund supports high quality foundational and applied research across all disciplines that deliver impact aligned with national priorities.
We are inviting proposals for the Transition Research Fund 2027 Projects mechanism. The focus is on enabling bold, innovative research ideas through excellent research that are deemed likely to deliver meaningful benefits for New Zealand aligned with National Pillar Priorities.
The New Zealand Space Scholarship gives postgraduate STEM students the opportunity to undertake a fully supported 3-month internship at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, working alongside leading scientists and engineers on cutting-edge space missions and research.
The assessment of proposals for MBIE funding opportunities is performed by a considered selection of independent national and international Assessors from our virtual College of Assessors.
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