The FRIENZ project will provide funding to assist selected New Zealand delegates to participate in a Study Group Tour through Europe for approximately 12 days beginning 31 March 2014. The task of the delegation is to promote opportunities for collaboration in research and innovation with New Zealand, to strengthen existing and to stimulate new collaboration with European research organisations and innovation partners.
The overall interdisciplinary theme of the tour is food processing technologies for new products, for preservation and for food safety. Potential tour destinations may include United Kingdom, France, The Netherlands and Germany.
Participants are expected to establish on-going relationships and collaboration with their European counterparts in the theme area. These relationships will make an important contribution to a reciprocal tour of European research and innovation partners to New Zealand planned for later in 2014.
Representatives from the New Zealand research, university and innovation sectors can apply for travel and accommodation support up to the value of NZ$8,200 (including GST) to participate in this FRIENZ study group tour.
For further information and application documents please visit: http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/programmes/funds/international/frienz-food-proc/
Please complete the application form and send it to Michelle Wickens (michelle.wickens@royalsociety.org.nz), Project Officer, FRIENZ.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE AT NOON ON FRIDAY 31ST JANUARY 2014. No late applications will be accepted.