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Funding overview

An overview of the four programmes provided by Catalyst: Seeding.

Funding Opportunities Overview

Catalyst: Seeding provides funding for a number of pre-existing and new programme calls which support its objectives and the outcomes of the Catalyst Fund. An overview of included programmes and key dates are given in the tables below.

Table 1: Annual call timeline

Call

Open Date

Close Date

Programmes

KOHI-TĀTEA

JANUARY

25 January 2024

18 April 2024

  • General

PAENGA-WHĀWHĀ

APRIL

24 April 2024**

18 July 2024

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

HŌNGONGOI

JULY

25 July 2024

17 October 2024

  • General 
  • New Zealand – Japan Joint Research Projects* 

 *Note the Japanese application closing date for the Japanese collaborator is different to the New Zealand closing date.

**The New Zealand – Germany Science & Technology Programme is not available in 2024.

 

Please note: Specific programme information is updated at each call release.

Table 2: Catalyst: Seeding programmes

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

Sub-Programme

New Zealand – Germany Science & Technology Programme

Germany

New Zealand and Germany

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

New Zealand – Japan Joint Research Projects 

Japan

New Zealand and Japan

Travel, research expenses, expenses related to hosting meetings

Up to $30,000 per annum for up to two years