Research Funding Criteria




4072 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 148 8 NOVEMBER 2013

Schedule 3

Targeted Research Investment Mechanism

1. Specific policy objectives

1.1 Targeted Research is designed to support purpose-driven research, science, or technology, or related activities aligned with national priorities that generate economic, environmental or social benefits for New Zealand. To increase the impact of the national science portfolio, knowledge transfer is an important part of such programmes of research, science, or technology, or related activities.

1.2 Targeted Research addresses New Zealand’s strategic needs, challenges and opportunities.

2. Specific assessment criteria

A proposal for Targeted Research funding that has been assessed as meeting the eligibility criteria for science-led contestable funding must be assessed against the following specific assessment criteria, which are all weighted equally:

Benefits to New Zealand Risk Management or Success Factors
Outcome benefits to New Zealand
Key Question: Key Question:
To what extent would the proposed To what extent does the proposal have a
research, science, or technology, credible pathway to implementation?
or related activities create benefits
for New Zealand?
Benefits to New Zealand of research, science, or technology, or related activities Ability to deliver results (outputs) of research, science, or technology, or related activities
Key Questions: Key Question:
What is the quality of the proposed What is the likelihood that the proposed
research, science, or technology, outputs of the research, science, or
or related activities? technology, or related activities will be
To what extent would the proposed achieved?
research, science, or technology,
or related activities generate new
knowledge?


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