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Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment — Science & Innovation

Funds New Zealand science, innovation, business growth, and research infrastructure through national programs.

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Annual funding—
Programs12
Active grants2
Total grants4
About

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is New Zealand's national funder for science and innovation. Through its Labour, Science and Enterprise Group it invests public funds in research programmes that build a high-performing science and innovation system and aim to transform New Zealand into a more diverse, technologically advanced, smart nation.

MBIE runs a portfolio of conte…

Programs & grants under this funder
MBIE Endeavour Fund Research Programmes

Funds MBIE Endeavour Fund Research for New Zealand consortia in mission-led work across health, environment, and primary sectors.

MBIE Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry GIDI

Funds MBIE Government Investment in Decarbonising Industry GIDI with infrastructure support for New Zealand firms reducing emissions.

Catalyst Fund — Influence

Funds participation and membership in international scientific fora in New Zealand through Catalyst Influence for global engagement and sector visibility.

Catalyst Fund — Leaders

Offers targeted international fellowships in New Zealand through Catalyst Leaders for researcher mobility and leadership exchange with global partners.

Catalyst Fund — Seeding

Funds early New Zealand international partnerships under Catalyst Seeding through joint travel and workshop support aimed at building later large collaborations.

Catalyst Fund — Strategic

Funds strategic research in New Zealand through Catalyst Strategic, including international pre-research collaborations in priority partnership themes.

2 grants
NZ — China Strategic Research Alliance for Proposals
Closed
NZD 2M pool
NZ — US Global Centers for Proposals
Closed
NZD 4.5M pool
Endeavour Fund — Smart Ideas

Funds smaller New Zealand Endeavour Fund projects through a strategic research mechanism for rapid testing of promising ideas with national benefit.

MBIE Horizon Europe Top-up Funding Scheme

Funds New Zealand institutions in Horizon Europe by adding grant top-up overheads for participating projects managed through MBIE support.

2 grants
MBIE Horizon Europe Top-up Funding Scheme
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
MBIE Horizon Europe Top-up Funding
Open
— pool·Rolling submission
Participatory Science Platform

Offers a legacy community-science platform model in New Zealand for region-level collaborative projects in South Auckland, Taranaki, and Otago.

Strategic Science Investment Fund (SSIF)

Funds long-term strategic science investments in New Zealand through SSIF, including research programmes and scientific infrastructure with durable outcomes.

New Zealand MBIE Endeavour Fund Smart Ideas

Supports New Zealand innovation in deep-tech through MBIE grant partnerships.

Transition Research Fund

Funds New Zealand investigator-led research through the Transition Research Fund, using coordinated mechanisms for talent, projects, and larger programmes.

Last verified: 15 May 2026Source: www.mbie.govt.nz