Research and Development

New to a R&D grant?

Funding​ 

40% of the cost of your proposed R&D activities and chosen Capability Development activities, up to a maximum of $400,000.​ 

Capability Development​ 

As part of the funding agreement, you will be required to conduct activities from at least two different Capability Development categories, inclufing​ 

1. Customer Input into R&D​ 
2. Intellectual Property Capability​ 
3. Regulatory & Compliance Capability​ 
4. Lean R&D Best Practice​ 
5. Project Management Capability​ 
6. R&D Information Management Capability​ 
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Eligibility Criteria​ 

• Your business must not have received any government funding for R&D greater than $5,000 in the three years prior to the date of submission of your application​ 
• Your business must have spent less than $50,000 in total on R&D over the three years prior to the date of submission of your application​ 

You must be able to fund your share of the R&D cost​. 

The Career Grant

Funding 

Eligible businesses will receive the first six months of the student’s annual salary costs for a full time position up to:​ 

$30,000 (plus GST) for a masters graduate (based on annual salary of $60,000).​ 

$35,000 (plus GST) for a PhD graduate (based on an annual salary of $70,000). 

Business Eligibility 

• Have an active R&D programme within your business i.e. R&D budget and technical R&D staff. 
• Meet financial due diligence requirements. 
• Employ the student in a full time position - the student cannot be a contractor, they must be on the payroll. 

Student Eligibility 

• Is about to complete, or has recently completed, a masters or PhD degree in science, technology, engineering, design or business (i.e. has submitted a thesis for marking, or completed course requirement for taught masters, less than 12 months ago). 
• Has undertaken the study at a New Zealand tertiary institution if they are not a New Zealand citizen. 
• Is legally permitted to work in New Zealand. 
• Has not been employed in the industry under a professional arrangement related to their area of study except temporary, part-time or at a tertiary organisation. 
• Has not been previously employed at the business unless this was short-term employment (e.g. over the summer break). 

Experience Grant

 Funding 

For 2023 - 2024: Eligible businesses received funding of $10,400 (plus GST) for 400 hours of full-time work upon proof of payment to the student. Public holidays and statutory holidays are included within this funding. Under the grant scheme, participating students will receive a minimum of $26.00 per hour. (note, funding is reviewed annually and may change) 

Business Eligibility 

• Have an active R&D programme within your business i.e. R&D budget and technical R&D staff. 
• Meet financial due diligence requirements. 
• Employ the student on the payroll (you must provide payslips at claiming (note: public and statutory holidays are supported within the funding). 

Student Eligibility 

• Studying, or has recently completed, an undergraduate or postgraduate degree or qualification at NZQA level 6-10. If the study has been completed, the closing date of their final semester should be less than 12 months ago. 
• Studying, or has studied, science, technology, engineering, design or business at a New Zealand tertiary education institute. 
• Legally permitted to work in New Zealand. 
• Has not been previously employed at the business in either a full-time or part-time permanent position (temporary short-term employment is permitted). 
• Has not undertaken more than two R&D Experience Grant internships with the same business. 

Lean Workshop

One Day Workshop 

The one-day Introductory workshops are delivered by the University of Auckland Business School. 

Across the day you will:  

• Understand why Lean principles are critical for business success. 
• Understand and differentiate the symptoms and causes of process problems. 
• Learn what can be achieved by introducing Lean principles and practices in a business. 
• Learn how to engage your people in building a Lean functioning business that flourishes. 
• Explore the importance of gathering and making data visible to everyone. 
• Develop a plan for moving towards being a lean business. 

Lean one-day introductory workshops cost $200, excluding GST, per person. Registrations are limited to a maximum of three people per business in most cases.  Priority is given to registrations from businesses new to the Lean programme. 

Twelve months coaching 

After attending the workshop and identifying the efficiency you could find through Lean, you'll be invited to choose a Lean Coaching partner to work with over twelve months.  

• Each coach has been hand selected and comes with different expertise and knowledge from a range of sectors. They’re intentionally spread across Aotearoa New Zealand, so they can spend quality face-to-face time with you and your team.  

Working with the Lean coach over the 12-month period is co-funded – you pay 60%, we fund 40%, up to a maximum of $20,000. The total cost will vary depending on the coaching partner you choose and the bespoke approach you choose to take together.