Funding, Existing Contracts
Research Consortia
Timeline
- Request for expression of interest published
- Submit your expression of interest
- Expression of interest decisions announced
- Proposals due
- Investment decisions announced
- Contracts commence
- Next investment round
Current Funding Available
Funding is available in the 2008/09 investment round for new and exisiting contracts that align with the following priorities:
| Investment priority | Foundation? research portfolio | Short title |
|---|---|---|
| Research closely aligned to national priorities for primary production | Primary production, quality and assurance | PQA? |
| Sustainable production systems | SPS? |
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Research focused on added value through advanced manufacturing. Products are more technologically complex. Could be within any sector, including the primary Examples of secondary production: furniture, food, using fish wastes in cosmetics, medical equipment, super-conducting magnets |
Niche biological products and services | NBP? |
| Innovative foods |
INF? | |
| High value manufacturing processes, products and materials | MAN? | |
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Research focused on adding value through services Examples of tertiary production: IT (software and hardware), telecommunications |
Building knowledge-intensive service industries | SER? |
Note: these priorities are subject to change. Applicants should review the detailed investment priority statements on the Foundation’s website for each of the relevant research portfolios before applying to ensure their proposals are correctly aligned.
The consortium must invest a minimum of $0.5 million, which the Foundation will match on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Above $2.5 million per annum, the Foundation investment may decline from the one to one ratio.
The contract term is for a maximum of seven years or as needed to achieve the outcomes sought, whichever is the shorter.
How to apply
See the request for proposals and the concept and proposal templates under Related Downloads (top right). For more information about several changes made to how we invest in research consortia since the 2006/7 request for proposals, please see the table of changes.
For more information
A Foundation business manager is the primary contact for all applicants. You should seek advice from a business manager before submitting a concept or proposal. If your organisation does not have a business manager, or you have questions about the process, contact investments@frst.govt.nz.