R&D Experience Grant
Funds New Zealand for-profit companies hiring tertiary students into short-term R&D internship roles.
The R&D Experience Grant is a non-dilutive salary grant administered by Callaghan Innovation (a New Zealand Crown entity) under the Business R&D Grants scheme, now managed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) after Callaghan Innovation's disestablishment. The grant pays a NZ company to hire a tertiary student currently studying at NZQA Level 6-10 to work on the company's R…
Any R&D discipline — the company must have an active in-house R&D programme. No sector restriction.
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