Marsden Fund Fast-Start Grant
Funds early-career researchers in New Zealand who are at the start of their independent research trajectories.
The Marsden Fund Fast-Start Grant is the early-career track of New Zealand's flagship investigator-led basic-research fund, administered by Royal Society Te Apārangi. Introduced in 2001, it targets researchers within seven years of completing their doctorate, providing a dedicated competitive pathway distinct from the Standard Grant category. In the 2025 round, 37 Fast-Start grants were awarded as…
Physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, and biomedical sciences.
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