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New to R&D Grant

Status

Status not published

Historically a rolling application through Callaghan Innovation. Following disestablishment, the product transferred to MBIE; the current application route and whether new applications are being accepted should be confirmed directly with MBIE.

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Amount
400,000 NZD

Co-funding at 40% of eligible R&D expenditure, historically capped at NZ$400,000 over up to two or three years, for businesses starting a formal R&D programme for the first time. Previously delivered by Callaghan Innovation.

You must co-fund 60%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Historically a rolling application through Callaghan Innovation. Following disestablishment, the product transferred to MBIE; the current application route and whether new applications are being accepted should be confirmed directly with MBIE.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

You fund 60% yourself.

Who can apply

New Zealand businesses beginning a structured R&D programme, historically with limited prior R&D expenditure. Confirm current criteria with MBIE.

How to apply

  1. Contact MBIE or the Regional Business Partner Network to confirm the current application route.
  2. Prepare an R&D plan showing the intent to build an ongoing R&D capability.
  3. Submit the application with budget and evidence of co-funding capacity.
  4. Assessment and, if approved, a funding agreement with claims made in arrears.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

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Source. https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/stories/the-government-has-announced-that-callaghan-innovation-is-to-be-disestablished/ · not human-checked

"These products will continue to be funded by MBIE beyond the disestablishment of Callaghan Innovation"

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz

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