Deadline: 2 December 2024
The Asia New Zealand Foundation is seeking proposals for its Research Grants to support contemporary and forward-thinking postgraduate and academic research projects or programmes relating to Asia.
Focus Areas
- They are looking for research projects that help grow New Zealand’s understanding of Asia in key policy areas, such as:
- regional and international trade
- defence and security
- cyber, technology and innovation
- politics, public policy and urban development
- environment and climate change
- international relations, law and diplomacy.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: up to $5,000.
Ineligible Expenses
- The Foundation will not cover:
- personal spending and purchase of souvenirs or gifts
- purchase of equipment such as laptops, cameras, mobile phones, etc
- payment to sub-contractors to deliver on the project without prior agreement with the foundation
- postage or freight of materials and property
- excess baggage
- sightseeing or other leisure activities outside the agreed programme
- phone calls, mobile data, and Wi-fi
- hotel minibar and other additional charges
- private hosting or socialising costs
- accommodation, transport, and other costs outside the Agreement to provide funding
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or New Zealand permanent residents.
- Applicants should be emerging or early career researchers.
- Applications for retrospective funding will not be considered.
- Asia-related research and fieldwork does not need to be tied to the completion of a specific degree or qualification. One-off projects or programmes will also be considered.
Selection Criteria
- Applications are assessed by the Foundation and moderated by external advisors. They aim to provide applicants with a decision about their application within eight weeks of the closing date of the most recent application round.
Application Requirements
- Proposals should include:
- clear and sound research objectives and questions
- a clear case for why this research is timely and important, and how it contributes to what is currently known about a particular topic/area
- anticipated outcomes and key outputs, and
- a detailed budget for grant proceeds – setting out anticipated travel, accommodation, fieldwork and research expenses (tuition fees will not be covered).
For more information, visit Asia New Zealand Foundation.
