The Ministry of
Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is accepting proposals for the Te Punaha Hihiko:
Vision Matauranga Capability Fund (the Fund).
Te Punaha Hihiko: Vision Matauranga Capability Fund invests in the
development of skilled people and organisations that plan to undertake, or are
undertaking, research that supports the themes and outcomes of the Vision
Matauranga policy.
Aims
- Strengthen capability,
capacity, skills and networks between Maori and the science and innovation
system
- Increase understanding of how
research can contribute to the aspirations of Maori organisations and
deliver benefit for New Zealand
Themes
The purpose of the
Vision Matauranga policy is to provide strategic direction for government’s
investments in science and innovation, focusing on four themes:
- Indigenous innovation –
Contributing to economic growth through distinctive science and
innovation
- Taiao – Achieving environmental
sustainability through iwi and hapu relationships with land and sea
- Hauora/Oranga – Improving
health and social wellbeing
- Matauranga – Exploring
indigenous knowledge and science and innovation
Schemes
- Connect Scheme: Build new
connections between Maori organisations and the science and innovation
system
- Placement Scheme: Enhance the
development of an individual(s) through placement in a Partner
organisation
Funding Information
- Approximately $2.0 million
(excluding GST) per year is available to fund successful proposals in the
Te Punaha Hihiko: Vision Matauranga Capability Fund 2021 investment round.
- The work programme term for
both Connect and Placement schemesis up to two years. For a work programme
with a project of:
- up to one year in length, the
maximum funding per successful proposal is $150,000 (excluding GST)
- between one and two years, the
maximum funding per successful proposal $250,000 (excluding GST)
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for
funding, proposals must:
- Be made by a single legal
entity that is a Maori organisation, Research organisation or individual
researcher.
- Include both a Research
organisation/individual researcher and a Maori organisation, with one or
the other taking the lead as Contracting organisation and the other as
Partner organisation.
- Be for activities that fit one
of the two schemes, and the requirements of one of the two schemes as set
out in the 2021 Te Punaha Hihiko: Vision Matauranga Capability Fund
Investment Plan. For Placement Scheme, a proposal must name the
individual(s) who will be the placement person(s).
- Not be for activities for the
same purpose already funded by any government agency.
- Not include any full-time
tertiary or school students.
- Address one or more Vision
Matauranga themes, and not solely address hauora/health.
- Be for activities the majority
of which are to be undertaken in New Zealand, unless MBIE considers there
are compelling reasons to consider the proposal.
- Be submitted via MBIE’s Information Management System (IMS) and meet any applicable timing, formatting, content or other administrative requirements set out by MBIE.
10-Sep-2020Post Date