The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is investing in Global Strategic Partnerships through Catalyst: Strategic* and suitable New Zealand research teams are invited to submit proposals.
This investment is designed to enable New Zealand research teams to develop enduring science and innovation collaboration partnerships with world-class foreign counterparts on topics important to New Zealand.
MBIE will invest in Global Strategic Partnerships projects in certain priority topic areas, that involve collaborations with partners in Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, India, Japan, the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
This investment is for projects of one, two, or three years' duration. Funding available is between $80,000 and $150,000 GST exclusive per annum per project, up to a maximum of $450,000 GST exclusive in total over three years. Only one application per project can be submitted.
All applications must be submitted by 12 noon, Monday 9 November 2015.
More information including how to apply is available on MBIE's website.