Business & economic development
Research & innovation
Education & training
R&D Experience Grant
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Applications
Open now
What it supports
Funding for eligible R&D businesses to hire a tertiary student intern for ten weeks of full-time R&D work.
Funding
The official source confirms the open 2026 deadline but does not state a published grant amount on this page.
Timing
Opening date not published.
Closes 23 Aug 2026.
- 2026 R&D Experience Grant — closes 23 Aug 2026 (Applications are open until the deadline unless allocated funding runs out earlier.)
Who can apply
New Zealand incorporated company, Registered limited partnership, Māori incorporation, Māori trust or similar multiple-ownership Māori asset manager
- • Open to: New Zealand incorporated company
- • Open to: Registered limited partnership
- • Open to: Māori incorporation
- • Open to: Māori trust or similar multiple-ownership Māori asset manager
- • Business must have enough funds to operate for six to 12 months, at least one R&D FTE, an active R&D programme, prior-year R&D and a coming-year R&D plan.
- • Internship is for up to ten weeks full-time and must begin before 1 December and finish by 31 March.
Geography
Available nationwide.
Areas noted by the funder: Nationwide