International funding

New Zealand has world-class expertise and a great track record in science and technology. While our research and development output is comparatively modest in a global context, New Zealand’s researchers are nevertheless well connected with international research efforts.

New Zealand has a great deal to gain through international scientific collaborations. On behalf of the Ministry of Research, Science & Technology the Royal Society actively supports collaborative links with a number of countries by way of bilateral science arrangements, other government initiatives, and funding mechanisms.

• COST Actions
  provides for up to ten travel grants of up to $NZD5,000 each to supplement travel and subsistence expenses for New Zealand researchers to travel to Europe, and European researchers travelling to New Zealand.
• Dumont d'Urville
  NZ/France S&T Support Programme
• EAPSI Program
  The EAPSI program provides U.S. graduate students in science and engineering first-hand research experience to conduct research in New Zealand laboratories and to initiate personal relationships with their New Zealand counterparts.
• IGAC Young Scientist Travel Awards
  International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project designed to fund young New Zealand scientist' trip to IGAC conferences.
• International Science & Technology Linkages Fund 
  a Government funded programme designed to support international science and technology links between New Zealand and the world
• James G. Hay Travel Award
  to assist New Zealand university staff or post-graduate students in biomechanics to present a paper at each biennial ISB Congress. 
• Julius von Haast Fellowship Award
  allows internationally recognized German researchers to spend time working collaboratively with their New Zealand colleagues, and to establish, or enhance collaborative research of benefit to both countries
• NZ - Germany collaborations
  facilitates bilateral research through the provision of funding for New Zealand researchers to travel to Germany (travel and local costs) to work on joint research projects
• NZ - JSPS Joint Bilateral Programmes
  the three NZ-JSPS bilateral programmes support (1) Postdoctoral Fellowships; (2) Exchange of visits of NZ and Japanese Senior between the two countries; and (3) the holding of joint Workshops either in NZ or in Japan