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  • by title - all our portfolios or schemes for research organisations are listed alphabetically by title
  • by research area (output expense) - Research for Industry (RFI?); Environmental Research (ENV?); Social Research (SOC?); Māori Knowledge and Development Research (MKDR?); PreSeed Accelerator fund (PSAF?); Sustainable Energy Development (SED)?; New Economy Research Fund (NERF?); and International Investment Opportunities Fund (IIOF?).

What is public good, science and technology research?

Public good, science and technology research:

  • is likely to increase knowledge and understanding of the physical, biological, cultural or social environment
  • maintains or builds research skills and scientific expertise of importance to New Zealand
  • is of benefit to New Zealand, but is unlikely to be funded from non-governmental sources.

Type of public good, science and technology research we invest in

Most of the research we invest in is defined as 'basic-targeted' or 'applied'. This means it is being carried out to deliver a benefit. Research to uncover knowledge which may have no commercial application is called basic-untargeted research. If you want to carry out basic-untargeted research, visit the Marsden Fund’s website for funding opportunities.

Types of research (for further information, see Frascati Definitions)

  • basic-untargeted: experimental or theoretical research to acquire new knowledge with no particular application in mind
  • basic-targeted: experimental or theoretical research to acquire new knowledge focused on a strategic need
  • applied: original investigation to acquire new knowledge, directed towards a specific practical aim and developed into operational form
  • experimental development: research drawing on existing knowledge directed towards producing new materials, products and devices; or installing new or substantially improving existing processes, systems and service (not method development)
  • product development: technical development of products, processes and services (including prototype development) for commercialisation.