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(c) Energy and Minerals
(d) Environmental
(e) Hazards and Infrastructure
(f) Health and Society.
4.3 The Science Board must make funding decisions on proposals generated by a Sandpit process in accordance with:
(a) the Public Finance Act 1989 and the relevant Appropriation Acts for Vote Science and Innovation; and
(b) the criteria set out in the notice entitled \"Description of Funds within Vote RS&T\", Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, 31 January 2011, No. 9, page 200.
- ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
5.1 For a proposal to be assessed against the criteria in clause 6, the proposal must:
(a) be made by one or more research organisations;
(b) if made wholly or partly by a private research organisation, not be solely for the benefit of that organisation;
(c) be for research, science, and technology, or related activities, the majority of which are to be undertaken in New Zealand, unless the Science Board considers that there are compelling reasons to consider the proposal, despite the amount of research, science, and technology, or related activities being proposed to be undertaken overseas;
(d) be a collaborative, multi-disciplinary proposal for research, science, and technology, or related activities, that:
(i) contains a clear definition of the research, science, and technology, or related activities to be undertaken, and
(ii) has been generated using a Sandpit process; and
(e) be for funding of no more than $3,000,000 (excluding GST) per annum.
5.2 For the purposes of clause 5.1(a), \"research organisation\" means an organisation that has internal capability for carrying out research, science, and technology, and related activities.
- CRITERIA FOR PROPOSALS GENERATED BY A SANDPIT PROCESS
A proposal that has been assessed as eligible under clause 5 must be assessed having regard to the following criteria:
(a) the following assessment criteria, which are all weighted equally:
| Benefits to New Zealand | Risk Management or Success Factors |
|---|---|
| Outcome benefits to New Zealand | Implementation Pathway |
| Key Question: | Key Question: |
| • To what extent may the proposed research, science, and technology, or related activities create benefits for New Zealand? | • To what extent does the proposal have a credible pathway to implementation? |
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