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Current open call

Catalyst: Seeding Paenga-whāwhā April 2023 Call is now open.

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Royal Society Te Apārangi has opened the Paenga-whāwhā April 2023 Call for Catalyst: Seeding. Catalyst: Seeding facilitates new small and medium pre-research strategic partnerships that cannot be supported through other means, and with a view to developing full collaborations that could be supported through Catalyst: Strategic over time.

For detailed information on open funding opportunities, please refer to the Catalyst Seeding Guidelines available below.

Funding Available

Programme

Type

Partner

Application(s) Required

Allowable expenses

NZ$ Funding 
(GST exclusive)

General

International

New Zealand

Travel, research expenses, expenses related to hosting workshops

Up to $80,000 in total for up to two years

Dumont d’Urville NZ-France Science & Technology Support Programme

France

New Zealand and France

Travel, research expenses, expenses related to hosting workshops

Up to $80,000 in total for up to two years

Eligibility

  • 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.

Closing Date

Applications to all programmes are now open.
Closing Date: Thursday 20 Hōngongoi July 2023, 5.00 pm (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 Seeding Guidelines
  • For inquiries, please contact International.Applications@royalsociety.org.nz