Science Funding Criteria




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 91 — 12 SEPTEMBER 2017

GOVERNMENT NOTICES

Departmental

Criteria for Proposals for Second Period National Science Challenges Funding

Pursuant to the Research, Science, and Technology Act 2010

General introduction

In August 2012, the Government agreed to the creation of the National Science Challenges policy. The Challenges are a set of mission-led science investments that will help to address some of the most fundamental issues New Zealand faces for its future development. The process of identifying the Challenges involved significant public engagement and recommendations by an independent National Science Challenge Panel.

Over 2014 and 2015 the Science Board made funding decisions for the 11 National Science Challenges for the first funding period ending 30 June 2019.

The Science Board will make funding decisions on proposals for these 11 National Science Challenges for the second funding period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024.

Definitions

  • Additionality - research, progress and impact generated by the collaborative, mission-led Challenge approach that would not otherwise have happened.
  • Mission-led science investments - the funding of research, science, or technology or related activities directed at achieving a specific outcome.
  • Outcome - the likely or achieved short- and medium-term effects of an intervention’s outputs.
  • Related activities - includes engagement with communities, schools, businesses and end-users of research to support/ensure technology transfer and uptake of research; capability development directly associated with the research planned; science communication and promotion; and providing for open access and reuse of data.
  • Relevant schedule - the schedule that outlines the specific Challenge objective, themes and outcomes.
  • Science priorities - areas of research, science, technology and related activities that the government has identified as key priorities, including the Primary Sector Science Roadmap and Conservation and Environment Science Roadmap.

Notice to the Science Board

1.1 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 for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024; and

b. set the criteria for the assessment of proposals for National Science Challenges second period funding for 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024 under section 8(1) of the Research, Science, and Technology Act 2010.

General policy objective

2.1 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



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