β¨ Science Investment Round Criteria
6 DECEMBER 2013 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 163 4501
3. CRITERIA FOR ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSALS UNDER THE 2014 SCIENCE INVESTMENT ROUND
3.1 A proposal assessed as having met the eligibility criteria in clause 2.2 must be assessed in accordance with the criteria set out in the Science-led Contestable Tool, including the criteria specific to the relevant Investment Mechanism.
3.2 When having regard to how the proposal contributes to the mix of investments in respect of the relevant research fund for the purposes of clause 6.1 (e) of the Science-led Contestable Tool, the Science Board must have regard, in addition to the matters listed in clause 6.1(e), to the extent to which the overall mix of investments is likely to best deliver research, science, or technology, or related activities in the areas set out in the Relevant Schedule to this notice.
3.3 The Science Board must make funding decisions in accordance with the funding amounts and any other applicable requirements specified in the Relevant Schedule.
3.4 In allocating the funding amounts specified for each Research Fund in the Relevant Schedule, the Science Board may:
(a) reallocate unspent funding from the Smart Ideas Investment Mechanism to another Investment Mechanism for which proposals may be considered within that Research Fund
(b) reallocate funding between the Targeted Research and Enabling Technologies Investment Mechanisms, providing that no more than 10 per cent of the funding available to one Investment Mechanism is moved to the other, and providing that proposals may be considered under both of these mechanisms within the relevant research fund
4. REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND OTHER MATTERS
4.1 The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will release requests for proposals or similar documents that set out the timeframes for the investment processes, call for proposals, and provide information that may assist applicants when preparing their proposals.
4.2 Further information on the Investment Mechanisms referred to in this notice is provided in the Science-led Contestable Tool. Further information on the research funds referred to in this notice is provided in 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.
5. REVOCATION OF PREVIOUS NOTICES
I hereby revoke the notice entitled "Investment priorities for the 2013 science investment round and 2013 sandpit round" published in the Supplement to the New Zealand Gazette, 5 December 2012, No. 146, page 4228.
Dated at Wellington this 2nd day of December 2013.
HON STEVEN JOYCE, Minister of Science and Innovation.
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π Education, Culture & ScienceScience, Research, Investment, Criteria, 2014
π Requests for Proposals and Other Matters
π Education, Culture & ScienceScience, Research, Proposals, Investment, 2014
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π Education, Culture & Science2 December 2013
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- HON STEVEN JOYCE, Minister of Science and Innovation
NZ Gazette 2013, No 163