Catalyst: Seeding
Facilitates new small and medium pre-research strategic partnerships that cannot be supported through other means, and with a view to developing full collaborations that could be supported through Catalyst: Strategic over time.
Current status
Changes to the Catalyst Fund for 2025 funding round
Following the announcement by Honourable Judith Collins KC on 4 December, the Catalyst Fund Investment Plan for has been updated with new research priority areas. As a result of these changes, there will be a delay in the opening of the January 2025 Catalyst Seeding and Catalyst Leaders calls for applications, while we work through and implement these changes. The January 2025 call is still expected to close in the third week of April 2025.
Read the media release from the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology. Read the updated Investment Plan on MBIE’s website.
If you have any queries about making an application please email International.Applications@royalsociety.org.nz