Centres of Research Excellence Fund

The Centres of Research Excellence (CoRE) Fund is administered by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC).  The Royal Society of New Zealand has been asked by the TEC to run the assessment process for the third funding round and to make recommendations for selection to the Commission.

What’s New

• CoRE Fund Committee and their backgrounds (9 February 2007)
• CoRE Fund Assessment Panels have been appointed (9 February 2007)
• A total of 33 Full Applications have been received (8 December 2006)
• Sir Paul Reeves to chair the CoRE Fund Committee (17 November 2006)
• The Selection Framework describing the process and criteria to be used for assessing proposals for funding Centres of Research Excellence. (12 September 2006)
• Frequently Asked Questions about applying to the Fund  updated regularly

Contents

• CoRE Fund Committee
• CoRE Fund Assessment Panels
• Background Information on the CoRE Fund and its Third Funding Round
• Timetable for Third Funding Round (updated 15 February)
  
• Information about making Applications
• Frequently Asked Questions about applying to the Fund
• Document Download

Contacts

For further information, please contact:

• Dr Don Smith, Manager Research Funding, Royal Society of New Zealand at don.smith@rsnz.org or telephone (04) 470-5776.
• Dr Tasha Black, Research Assessor, Royal Society of New Zealand at tasha.black@rsnz.org or telephone (04) 470-5756
• Jason Bartlett, CoRE Fund, at jason.bartlett@rsnz.org or telephone 027 251 5071
  
• Janet Sorensen, CoRE Fund Administration Officer, Royal Society of New Zealand at janet.sorensen@rsnz.org or telephone (04) 470-5788