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Funding Summary
Te Tipu Pūtaiao (TTP) fellowships

Timeline

  1. Next investment round
  2. Final RfP published (round two) on Friday 3rd September 2010
  3. Applications due (round two) by midday (12pm) Wednesday 13th October 2010
  4. Successful applicants announced (round two) by Wednesday 8th December 2010
More detail

This scheme offers both Te Tipu Pūtaiao Fellowships and Bridge to Employment Funding.

The purpose of the Te Tipu Pūtaiao Fellowships is to unlock the innovation potential of Māori knowledge, resources and people for the benefit of New Zealand.

The purpose of Bridge to Employment Funding is to bridge the gap between a Masters or Doctoral degree and employment in the New Zealand science, engineering and technology sector. In addition, this fund aims to encourage the integration of Māori research capability in these sectors.

What stage is the investment process at?

  • All applicants for round two will be announced by 8 December 2010.

Who can apply for this funding

Te Tipu Pūtaiao Fellowships: students completing a masterate, doctorate or postdoctoral work in a science, engineering or technology discipline. Proposals focused on a public good health outcome are not eligible.

Up to four fellowships in total may be awarded in another complementary discipline, for example, social sciences, humanities, management.

Bridge to Employment funding: the organisation must be temporarily unable to financially support the fulltime employment of a fellow. The fellow (employee) must:

  • have completed a masterate by thesis or a PhD
  • have Māori research capability relevant to one of the four Vision Mātauranga themes
  • be employed in a permanent position with a recognised research provider based in New Zealand.  

Research themes

All research proposals must demonstrate relevance and contribute to one of the four following Vision Mātauranga Research themes:

  • Indigenous Innovation: contributing to economic growth through distinctive research and development 
  • Taiao: achieving environmental sustainability through iwi and hapū relationships with land, water or sea
  • Oranga: improving Māori social well–being through addressing distinct challenges
  • Mātauranga: exploring the interface between indigenous knowledge and research, science or technology.

Current funding available

For information on whether funding is available in this scheme, contact fellowships@frst.govt.nz

You should also be in touch with the research office from your host institute if you are interested in this scheme.