

Applications for the NZAGRC Innovation Fund can now be submitted. The official documentation can be downloaded here, or from the GETS website:
Applications must be submitted by 9am, Monday 17 August 2020. Late applications will not be accepted. Please email any queries to enquiry@nzagrc.org.nz.
The NZAGRC has received funding from the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment to continue operating until 2025. Total funding for the 2019-2025 period is $48.5m, approximately double the previous annual allocation. The majority of NZAGRC funding is negotiated with research providers but the additional funding received has enabled the introduction of a competitive fund. Funding rounds will take place in 2020 and 2022.
The NZAGRC Innovation Fund seeks proposals that address one or both of the following research areas:
Fundamental to applied projects will be considered, but successful proposals must significantly strengthen current research avenues and/or develop novel approaches that show major promise for bringing practical, farm-level solutions closer to on-farm implementation.
Date | Activity |
6 July | Fund opens at 2pm. |
17 Aug | Applications close at 9am. |
8-9 Sept | Technical Assessment Panel meets. |
18 Sept | NZAGRC Governance Group approves funding for recommended proposals. |
21 Sept | NZAGRC notifies applicants of outcomes and contract negotiations begin. |
12 Oct | Contract negotiations complete. |