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(vi) outline arrangements that will leverage existing and future funding in the Challenge research area, including ensuring alignment with related Crown research institute core funding?
(vii) outline a contestable process to allocate a proportion of the Challenge funding (involving assessment by an independent panel) that is designed to facilitate the introduction of new ideas and researchers into the Challenge?
(viii) outline the arrangements for the ownership and management of intellectual property arising from research in the Challenge?
(ix) outline accountability arrangements that enable performance to be monitored across the Challenge to ensure research quality, value for money, measurable outputs, and ultimately research outcomes?
(x) provide evidence that the most cost effective option for achieving the expected outcome(s) was selected?
(xi) outline appropriate financial management procedures?
(xii) give effect to the Vision Mātauranga policy in clause 3?
(d) The proposal is focused on delivering impact
Key questions: To what extent does the proposal:
(i) define the relationship between the proposed research, science and technology and the impacts necessary to achieve the Challenge objective, and outcomes (under the themes)?
(ii) outline the nature and size of the benefits the proposed plan is expected to have for New Zealand, including benefits to New Zealand science, in relation to their costs?
(iii) outline the additional value the Challenge will deliver, including by addressing gaps and opportunities?
(iv) demonstrate that the research organisations and researchers have the necessary experience, track record, capability and resources to deliver the research to address the Challenge objective, and outcomes (under the themes)?
(v) outline a credible pathway to implementation of the Challenge objective, and outcomes (under the themes)?
(vi) outline arrangements for managing risks and liabilities?
(vii) outline key performance indicators related to the expected outcomes of the research over the period of the Challenge including lines of accountability from Challenge members to each KPI?
(viii) give effect to the Vision Mātauranga policy in clause 3?
7 Additional criteria for National Science Challenges funding proposals
7.1 A proposal that has been assessed as eligible for National Science Challenges funding under clause 5 must also be assessed having regard to the following criteria:
(a) The extent to which the proposal is likely to achieve the general policy objective of National Science Challenges funding outlined in clause 2;
(b) how the proposal contributes to the overall mix of investments in respect to the National Science Challenges, including the extent to which the overall mix of investments:
(i) is likely to best achieve the objectives referred to in clause 7.1(a)-(b);
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