Current open call
Catalyst: Leaders Hōngongoi July Call is now open.
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Royal Society Te Apārangi has now opened the Hōngongoi July 2025 Call.
Call for Catalyst: Leaders
Catalyst: Leaders supports incoming and outgoing targeted international fellowships for exceptional individuals that cannot be supported through other means.
Catalyst: Leaders provides funding for a number of pre-existing and new sub-programmes. For detailed information please refer to the Catalyst Leaders guidelines available below.
Funding Available
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Sub-Programmes |
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Type |
Brief Description |
Duration |
NZ$ Funding |
Awards available per call |
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JSPS HOPE Meeting
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Supports excellent PhD students and/or young researchers to attend the HOPE meetings with Nobel Laureates in Japan | 5 days | Flights, accommodation, and meeting registration | Up to 5 |
Eligibility
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The Proposal must be made by a New Zealand-based research organisation or a New Zealand-based legal entity representing a research organisation, unless otherwise agreed by the Society
- In addition to meeting the general eligibility requirements, the Proposal must meet all specific Sub-Programme eligibility criteria listed in the Guidelines
Priority research areas
The Catalyst Fund investment plan released in December 2024, identifies six priority
research areas for the Fund. These are:
- Quantum technology
- Health and biomedicine
- Biotechnologies
- Artificial Intelligence
- Antarctic research
- Space and Earth observations
Subject to the number and quality of submitted applications, proposals aligning with the Catalyst Fund priority research areas are expected to make up 75% of awarded Catalyst: Leaders contracts. The remaining 25% of awarded contracts can be in any field of
research (including social sciences and the humanities). Please see the specific programme requirement for information on what priority research areas apply to the different programmes.
For the July call, alignment to the Catalyst Fund priority research areas does not apply to the JSPS HOPE Meeting.
Closing Date
- Applications to all programmes are now open.
- Closing Date: Thursday 16 Whiringa-ā-nuku October 2025, 12:00pm Noon (NZST).
Submit an Application
- Applications to all programmes must be made to the Royal Society Te Apārangi via the Catalyst: Portal, please contact your Research Office for a URL Link to the Catalyst: Portal.
- Templates are available for downloading via the Catalyst: Portal, please contact your Research Office for a URL Link to the Catalyst: Portal.
- Catalyst Leaders Guidelines
- For inquiries, please contact International.Applications@royalsociety.org.nz