MBIE Horizon Europe Top-up Funding Scheme
Funds New Zealand teams building Pillar two top-up support for EU partners from proof to commercialization.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) — Science and Innovation branch — administers a dedicated overhead top-up scheme for New Zealand entities that are contracted as partners in Horizon Europe Pillar 2 projects funded by the European Commission. The scheme addresses a structural funding gap: Horizon Europe provides a flat 25% overhead rate on eligible direct costs, but New Ze…
Funds the overhead gap for New Zealand entities contracted under Horizon Europe Pillar 2, topping up the EC's 25% flat overhead rate by an additional 60%, capped at NZD 1.05 million per project.
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