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Published 18 May 2021Marsden Fund preliminary proposals for 2021
The Marsden Fund received a total of 1152 proposals – 735 Standard and 409 Fast-Start Expressions of Interest (EOIs), and 8 Marsden Fund Council (MFC) Award proposals. This represents a slight decrease compared to last year's total of 1170. In total, 234 applicants have been invited to submit full proposals – 140 Standards and 94 Fast-Starts – and one MFC Award proposal has progressed to stage 2, making a total of 235 proposals through to the second round.
We anticipate approximately 115 proposals will eventually be contracted. The projected amount of funding available is approximately $81.6 million (excl. GST).
Submitted and invited to full round by panel
|
EOIs Received |
Invited to full round |
|||||||
|
Panel |
Fast-Start |
Standard |
MFC |
TOTAL |
Fast-Start |
Standard |
MFC |
TOTAL |
|
BMS |
37 |
95 |
|
132 |
6 |
18 |
|
24 |
|
CMP |
27 |
59 |
|
86 |
6 |
11 |
|
17 |
|
EEB |
49 |
81 |
|
130 |
11 |
13 |
|
24 |
|
EHB |
42 |
79 |
|
121 |
10 |
13 |
|
23 |
|
EIS |
46 |
68 |
|
114 |
11 |
14 |
|
25 |
|
ESA |
33 |
65 |
|
98 |
9 |
13 |
|
22 |
|
HUM |
40 |
59 |
|
99 |
9 |
12 |
|
21 |
|
MIS |
30 |
68 |
|
98 |
6 |
15 |
|
21 |
|
PCB |
24 |
54 |
|
78 |
8 |
10 |
|
18 |
|
SOC |
81 |
107 |
|
188 |
18 |
21 |
|
39 |
|
MFC |
|
|
8 |
8 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
Totals |
409 |
735 |
8 |
1152 |
94 |
140 |
1 |
235 |
Institutional Statistics
Total proposals submitted by institution
|
Institution |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
AgResearch |
13 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
7 |
|
GNS Science |
33 |
31 |
29 |
27 |
12 |
13 |
|
Institute of Environmental Science and Research |
1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
|
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research |
9 |
12 |
11 |
15 |
7 |
9 |
|
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd |
20 |
25 |
23 |
18 |
24 |
32 |
|
Plant and Food Research |
11 |
8 |
15 |
15 |
13 |
7 |
|
Scion |
5 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
CRI Total |
92 |
95 |
96 |
93 |
70 |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auckland Institute of Studies |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Auckland University of Technology |
23 |
27 |
35 |
26 |
29 |
32 |
|
Ara Institute of Canterbury |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
IPU Tertiary Institute New Zealand |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Lincoln University |
13 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
14 |
18 |
|
Manukau Institute of Technology |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
Massey University |
122 |
129 |
117 |
124 |
132 |
127 |
|
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Otago Polytechnic |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa |
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Te Wānanga o Raukawa |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Te Wānanga o Awanuiārangi |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Unitec - Institute of Technology |
4 |
1 |
4 |
|
2 |
1 |
|
The University of Auckland |
291 |
283 |
268 |
294 |
283 |
268 |
|
University of Canterbury |
81 |
92 |
80 |
114 |
108 |
103 |
|
University of Otago |
204 |
217 |
226 |
224 |
235 |
217 |
|
University of Waikato |
64 |
61 |
68 |
74 |
89 |
82 |
|
Universal College of Learning (UCOL) |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Victoria University of Wellington |
173 |
153 |
163 |
163 |
166 |
176 |
|
Waiariki Institute of Technology |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waikato Institute of Technology |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
Whitireia Community Polytechnic |
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
TEO Total |
979 |
981 |
976 |
1039 |
1062 |
1027 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other* Total |
26 |
30 |
31 |
31 |
38 |
49 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Total |
1092 |
1106 |
1103 |
1163 |
1170 |
1152 |
Total invited to submit a full proposal (including MFCA proposals going to Stage 2)
|
Institution |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
AgResearch |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
GNS Science |
5 |
6 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
|
Institute of Environmental Science and Research |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research |
2 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
|
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd |
6 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
|
Plant and Food Research |
|
3 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
Scion |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
CRI Total |
14 |
19 |
22 |
19 |
11 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auckland Institute of Studies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Auckland University of Technology |
1 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
|
Ara Institute of Canterbury |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lincoln University |
|
2 |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
|
Massey University |
19 |
37 |
31 |
27 |
26 |
23 |
|
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 |
60 |
67 |
70 |
77 |
82 |
65 |
|
University of Canterbury |
23 |
22 |
22 |
23 |
17 |
20 |
|
University of Otago |
47 |
67 |
76 |
59 |
69 |
51 |
|
University of Waikato |
11 |
7 |
18 |
12 |
23 |
15 |
|
Universal College of Learning (UCOL) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Victoria University of Wellington |
36 |
31 |
52 |
36 |
50 |
33 |
|
Waiariki Institute of Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waikato Institute of Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whitireia Community Polytechnic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TEO Total |
199 |
231 |
278 |
235 |
274 |
217 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other* Total |
3 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Total |
216 |
259 |
305 |
261 |
289 |
235 |
*Other applicants include: private individuals, health boards, museums and independent research organisations.