✨ Science Funding Criteria
1 OCTOBER 2013 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 135 3703
Notice to the Science Board
In this notice, I:
(a) specify that the Science Board is to make funding decisions on proposals for National Science Challenges funding under section 10(3)(b) of the Research, Science, and Technology Act 2010; and
(b) set the criteria for the assessment of proposals for National Science Challenges funding under section 8(1) of the Research, Science, and Technology Act 2010.
2 General policy objective
The general policy objective of National Science Challenges funding is to fund research, science, or technology, or related activities that have the potential to:
(a) respond to the most important, national-scale issues and opportunities identified by science stakeholders and the New Zealand public;
(b) promote collaboration across a number of research providers and involve a broad portfolio of multi-disciplinary research activity;
(c) enable government to take a more long-term strategic approach to managing and coordinating mission-led science investments;
(d) complement other science priorities; and
(e) give effect to the Vision Mātauranga policy.
3 Vision Mātauranga policy
The Vision Mātauranga policy aims to unlock the science and innovation potential of Māori knowledge, resources and people for the benefit of New Zealand. It focuses on four themes:
(a) Indigenous Innovation – contributing to economic growth through distinctive science and innovation;
(b) Taiao/Environment – achieving environmental sustainability through iwi and hapū relationships with land and sea;
(c) Hauora/Health – improving health and social wellbeing; and
(d) Mātauranga – exploring indigenous knowledge and science and innovation.
4 Science Board to make decisions on proposals for National Science Challenges funding
4.1 The Science Board will make funding decisions on proposals for National Science Challenges funding in accordance with the Research, Science, and Technology Act 2010.
4.2 In making funding decisions on proposals for National Science Challenges funding, the Science Board will allocate funds from the National Science Challenges appropriation in Vote Science and Innovation.
4.3 The Science Board must make funding decisions on proposals for National Science Challenges funding in accordance with:
(a) the Public Finance Act 1989 and the relevant Appropriation Acts for Vote Science and Innovation;
(b) the funding amounts and specific criteria as outlined in the relevant schedule of this notice (the "Relevant Schedule"); and
(c) the following general eligibility criteria and assessment criteria set out in clauses 5-7.
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