Portfolio Overview
Creating Opportunities through New Physical Technologies (NPT)
The research this portfolio supports
The NPT? portfolio supports research for New Zealand related to physical materials, and information and communications technologies (ICT?).
The types of industries targeted for investment from this portfolio include:
- physical materials
- information and communications technologies (ICT).
This portfolio supports basic-targeted research.
What this portfolio aims to do
Investments in this area aim to support efforts to grow and diversify New Zealand’s economy by supporting research that attempts to create advanced technological platforms to underpin new and emerging industries.
Who can apply for this funding?
Research organisations, including universities, crown research institutes and private organisations doing research for the wider benefit of New Zealand.
Target outcomes and themes
Each portfolio has overarching goals, called target outcomes. Themes may support each target outcome. All of these are detailed in the portfolio investment strategy.
The investment signal for each investment process will focus on some or all of these target outcomes and themes.
The target outcomes and themes for NPT are:
| Target outcome | Themes |
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| NPT1 - New Zealand’s economy diversified and grown through opportunities arising from research into new and emerging technologies related to physical materials and information and communications technologies (ICT). | 1.1 Physical materials Growth and diversification of New Zealand’s economy through research into physical materials in areas such as nanotechnology, composites, polymer chemistry, photonics, semiconductor materials and other materials-based areas. |
| 1.2 ICT Growth and diversification of New Zealand’s economy through research into information and communications technologies (ICT) involving both software and hardware. |
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| 1.3 Internationally competitive science skills New Zealand develops and maintains internationally competitive science skills in areas associated with the New Physical Technologies portfolio. |
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| 1.4 Uncertainties associated with new technologies Research leading to improved understanding of environmental, health, safety and socio-economic uncertainties associated with technologies emerging from the New Physical Technologies portfolio. |
Current funding available
For information on whether funding is currently available in this portfolio, visit the funding summary page.
For more information
The Foundation? business manager is the primary contact for all applicants. If your organisation does not have a business manager, or you have questions about the process, contact investments@frst.govt.nz.
If you are interested in this portfolio, you may want to consider finding out about these related portfolios or discussing them with your business manager:
- Building Knowledge Intensive Service Industries (SER?)
- Future Human Technologies (FHT?)
- High Value Manufacturing Processes, Products and Materials (MAN?).
Please note: the information on this page is a guide only. Applicants should refer to the investment signal linked from the relevant contestable funding page for this portfolio when shaping their concepts or proposals.