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Published 12 May 2020Marsden Fund preliminary proposals for 2020
The Marsden Fund received a total of 1170 proposals – 721 Standard and 443 Fast-Start Expressions of Interest (EOIs), and 6 Marsden Fund Council (MFC) Award proposals. This represents a slight increase compared to last year's total of 1163. In total, 287 applicants have been invited to submit full proposals – 163 Standards and 124 Fast-Starts – and two MFC Award proposals have progressed to stage 2, making a total of 289 proposals through to the second round.
We anticipate approximately 127 proposals will eventually be contracted. The projected amount of funding available is approximately $83.2 million (excl. GST).
Submitted and invited to full round by panel
|
EOIs Received |
Invited to full round |
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|
Panel |
Fast Start |
Standard |
MFC |
Total |
Fast Starts |
Standards |
MFC |
Total |
|
BMS |
46 |
98 |
144 |
15 |
22 |
37 |
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|
CMP |
27 |
60 |
87 |
11 |
14 |
25 |
||
|
EEB |
45 |
70 |
115 |
15 |
16 |
31 |
||
|
EHB |
41 |
65 |
106 |
13 |
15 |
28 |
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|
EIS |
43 |
79 |
122 |
11 |
16 |
27 |
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|
ESA |
31 |
55 |
86 |
8 |
12 |
20 |
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|
HUM |
44 |
44 |
88 |
12 |
11 |
23 |
||
|
MIS |
44 |
74 |
118 |
13 |
18 |
31 |
||
|
PCB |
29 |
61 |
90 |
6 |
13 |
19 |
||
|
SOC |
93 |
115 |
208 |
21 |
26 |
47 |
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|
MFC |
6 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
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|
Totals |
443 |
721 |
6 |
1170 |
125 |
163 |
2 |
290 |
* Please note a Fast-Start applicant was granted a deferral to the Full Application round in last year’s selection process and has been included in the totals above.
Institutional Statistics
Total proposals submitted by institution
|
Institution |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
AgResearch |
14 |
13 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
|
GNS Science |
30 |
33 |
31 |
29 |
27 |
12 |
|
Institute of Environmental Science and Research |
5 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research |
11 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
7 |
|
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd |
14 |
20 |
25 |
23 |
18 |
24 |
|
Plant and Food Research |
16 |
11 |
8 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
|
Scion |
1 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
CRI Total |
91 |
92 |
95 |
96 |
93 |
70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auckland Institute of Studies |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Auckland University of Technology |
35 |
23 |
27 |
35 |
26 |
29 |
|
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
IPU Tertiary Institute New Zealand |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Lincoln University |
20 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
14 |
|
Manukau Institute of Technology |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Massey University |
137 |
122 |
129 |
117 |
124 |
132 |
|
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology |
|
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Otago Polytechnic |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Te Wānanga o Raukawa |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Unitec - Institute of Technology |
4 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
2 |
|
The University of Auckland |
322 |
291 |
283 |
268 |
294 |
283 |
|
University of Canterbury |
103 |
81 |
92 |
80 |
114 |
108 |
|
University of Otago |
218 |
204 |
217 |
226 |
224 |
235 |
|
University of Waikato |
71 |
64 |
61 |
68 |
74 |
89 |
|
Universal College of Learning (UCOL) |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Victoria University of Wellington |
163 |
173 |
153 |
163 |
163 |
166 |
|
Waiariki Institute of Technology |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Waikato Institute of Technology |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Whitireia Community Polytechnic |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
TEO Total |
1075 |
979 |
981 |
976 |
1039 |
1062 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other* Total |
28 |
26 |
30 |
31 |
31 |
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Total |
1194 |
1092 |
1106 |
1103 |
1163 |
1170 |
Total invited to submit a full proposal (including MFCA proposals going to Stage 2)
|
Institution |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
AgResearch |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
GNS Science |
7 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
|
Industrial Research Ltd |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Institute of Environmental Science and Research |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
Landcare Research |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd |
3 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
|
Plant and Food Research |
4 |
|
3 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
|
Scion |
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
CRI Total |
19 |
14 |
19 |
22 |
19 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auckland Institute of Studies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auckland University of Technology |
2 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
|
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lincoln University |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
Massey University |
22 |
19 |
37 |
31 |
27 |
26 |
|
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Otago Polytechnic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Te Wānanga o Raukawa |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Unitec - Institute of Technology |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
The University of Auckland |
64 |
60 |
67 |
70 |
77 |
82 |
|
University of Canterbury |
21 |
23 |
22 |
22 |
23 |
17 |
|
University of Otago |
38 |
47 |
67 |
76 |
59 |
69 |
|
University of Waikato |
8 |
11 |
7 |
18 |
12 |
23 |
|
Universal College of Learning (UCOL) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Victoria University of Wellington |
30 |
36 |
31 |
52 |
36 |
50 |
|
Waiariki Institute of Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waikato Institute of Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitireia Community Polytechnic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TEO Total |
187 |
199 |
231 |
278 |
235 |
274 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other* Total |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Total |
208 |
216 |
259 |
305 |
261 |
289 |
*Other applicants include: private individuals, health boards, museums and independent research organisations.