Research Funding Guidelines




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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 146

5 DECEMBER 2012

Schedule 2

High-Value Manufacturing and Services Research Fund

Proposals for funding out of the High-Value Manufacturing and Services Research Fund may be considered in the 2013 science investment round under the following Investment Mechanisms:

  • Phase 1 Smart Ideas – proposals must be for research, science, and technology, or related activities in areas described under the heading “Nature of the Fund” in the High-Value Manufacturing and Services Research Fund section of the notice entitled “Description of Funds within Vote RS&T”, published in the Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, 31 January 2011, No. 9, page 200.

  • Enabling Technologies – proposals must be for research, science, and technology, or related activities:

    o in one or more of the areas listed in the “Investment priorities” column of the table below; and

    o directed towards answering the research question listed in the “Research question” column of the table below;

Investment priorities Research question Other requirements
Novel materials, manufacturing, and applications

New products and services created by transforming materials and/or automating production, and improved efficiencies in production from new engineering tools or processes.
How can we accelerate the development of one or more integrated, multidisciplinary technology platforms that will:

• provide a core of expertise, knowledge and relevant infrastructure;

• be responsive to industry needs; and

• provide significant economic benefit to New Zealand?
Proposals must be of 4 to 6 years’ duration
Information and communication technologies (ICT)

Productivity improvement tools, data management tools, communications technologies and digital tools for creativity.
Medical and health technologies

New and emerging technologies that impact on human health and wellbeing. This includes diagnostic and imaging devices, health IT, drug discovery and delivery systems, and assistive and rehabilitative devices. Health services research is not included.
Agritechnologies

New and emerging technologies based on New Zealand’s expertise in the agriculture and other primary sectors, particularly those technologies that exploit crossovers between agriculture and new materials, information and communications technologies, and health technologies.


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Research funding, Proposals, Investment mechanisms, Sandpit process, Energy and Minerals Research Fund

🎓 High-Value Manufacturing and Services Research Fund Proposal Guidelines

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High-Value Manufacturing, Research Fund, Proposals, Investment Mechanisms, Smart Ideas, Enabling Technologies, Novel materials, ICT, Medical technologies, Agritechnologies