✨ Research Funding Priorities
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 143 — 27 NOVEMBER 2014
Petroleum exploration
Improve quantity and quality of data in the pre-commercial phase of the exploration and/or deep water development of New Zealand’s petroleum resources to improve decision-making.
$2.4 million per annum
Proposals must be for 4 years’ duration.
Proposals must address how end users will be able to access raw data, and how data will be made available in file formats and structures usable by end users.
The research plan must provide for research outputs to be readily available to end users at regular intervals during the research.
Proposals must address how the outcomes sought will cover exploration and/or deep water development at a national scale, that is, moving beyond areas such as the Taranaki basin.
Prospects must integrate and further develop existing data and knowledge from a wide range of resources, for example, academic and industry, and coordinated with New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals.
Transport – light vehicle fleet fuel efficiency
Reduce fossil fuel consumption and carbon footprints in the operation of the light vehicle fleet in New Zealand.
$0.6 million per annum
Proposals must be for 4 years’ duration.
Note: The light vehicle fleet includes the light passenger fleet (passenger cars/vans) and the light commercial fleet (goods vans/trucks/utility motor caravans/buses) up to 3,500kg. Light buses are included as they have the same fuel use and emissions characteristics as vans and SUVs.
Also Note: Projects related to broader issues of future transport systems and infrastructure should be addressed in response to the investment priority in the Hazards and Infrastructure Research Fund: future mobility solutions.
Schedule 3
Environmental Research Fund
1. Funding scope and amounts
1.1 The indicative level of funding available for the Science Board to allocate is $7.20 million per annum (exclusive of GST) from the Environmental Research Fund for Targeted Research proposals in the 2015 science investment round.
1.2 Proposals for Targeted Research in the Environmental Research Fund must be for research, science, or technology or related activities which are in accordance with one or more of the investment priorities, and associated indicative funding levels and other requirements set out below.
2. Outcome-focused investment priorities
| Investment priority | Indicative funding (excl GST) | Other requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Sea ecosystem | ||
| The Ross Sea is a healthy, resilient ecosystem, used sustainably, through improved knowledge of the nature of, and risks to, its special characteristics. | $0.8 million per annum | Proposals must be for 3 years’ duration. |
| Ocean acidification | ||
| Impacts of ocean acidification on New Zealand’s coastal marine ecosystems and the industries they support are better understood and/or mitigated. | $1.2 million per annum | Proposals must be for 4 years’ duration. Proposals must consider magnitude and rate of ocean acidification. |
73
Next Page →
NZ Gazette 2014, No 143
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🎓 Petroleum exploration research funding priorities
🎓 Education, Culture & SciencePetroleum, Exploration, Research Funding, Data Quality, Taranaki Basin
🎓 Light vehicle fleet fuel efficiency research funding priorities
🎓 Education, Culture & ScienceTransport, Fuel Efficiency, Light Vehicles, Carbon Footprint
🎓 Environmental Research Fund investment priorities
🎓 Education, Culture & ScienceEnvironmental Research, Ross Sea, Ocean Acidification, Ecosystem Health