Endeavour Fund
Smart Ideas and Research Programmes
Call for Proposals
2017 Endeavour Round
September 2016
All financial information in this document is indicative only, and does not include GST.
Contents
How this document helps you ...................................................................................................... 1
What you need to know – at a glance ........................................................................................... 2
What else you need to know ........................................................................................................ 3
Endeavour Fund ........................................................................................................................... 4
Additional information........................................................................................................................ 4
The Process.................................................................................................................................. 5
Smart Ideas ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Research Programmes ........................................................................................................................ 5
For all Proposals .......................................................................................................................... 6
Scoring................................................................................................................................................. 6
Conflict of interest .............................................................................................................................. 6
Providing assessment information ..................................................................................................... 6
Meeting NZ Governments’ data requirements .................................................................................. 6
Open data........................................................................................................................................ 6
Environmental data management .................................................................................................. 6
Submitting your proposal ................................................................................................................... 7
Terms and Conditions related to this Call for Proposals..................................................................... 7
Funding decisions ........................................................................................................................ 7
Investment portfolio ........................................................................................................................... 7
Funding of individual proposals .......................................................................................................... 7
Contracting .................................................................................................................................. 8
Appendix A: Call for Proposals glossary
Appendix B: Linked documents
Appendix C: Terms and conditions related to the Endeavour Fund Call for Proposals
How this document helps you
This ‘Call for Proposals’ invites proposals to be considered for investment. It is one of a suite of
documents that can provide information to help you develop and submit a proposal for the
Endeavour Fund.
Please read this document in conjunction with other relevant documents set out in Figure 1, before
you begin to develop your proposal.
Figure 1: Document Map
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What you need to know – at a glance
What are the key
dates?
These key dates are indicative and may be subject to change.
Smart Ideas
Call for Proposals and Applicant Guidelines
Late September 2016
for Completing a Proposal available
Early October 2016
Roadshow sessions
12 noon, 2 November 2016
Closing date for registrations
12 noon, 30 November 2016
Closing date for concept proposals
Science Board decisions on concept
April 2017
proposals
Applicants notified of Science Board
May 2017
decisions
12 noon, 14 June 2017
Closing date for full proposals
August 2017
Science Board final decisions
September 2017
Applicants notified
1 October 2017
Contracts begin
Research Programmes
Call for Proposals and Applicant Guidelines
Late September 2016
for Completing a Proposal available
Early October 2016
Roadshow sessions
12 noon, 8 February 2017
Closing date for registrations
12 noon, 9 March 2017
Closing date for proposals
May 2017
Science Board decisions on Excellence
Applicants notified of Science Board
June 2017
decisions
August 2017
Science Board final decisions
September 2017
Applicants notified
1 October 2017
Contracts begin
What are the
eligibility
criteria?
Do I have to
register my
proposal?
How do I get
updates?
To be eligible to receive funding both the applicant and the proposed research
must meet eligibility criteria set out in Section 6 of the Gazette Notice. When
you submit your application you will be asked to confirm that you meet these
criteria or to explain why not.
Yes. You must register each proposal you submit. If you do not register your
proposal, you cannot submit a concept proposal or full proposal.
The Applicant Guidelines for Completing a Proposal provides more information
on how to register your proposal and the information you need to supply at that
stage.
Any change to key information will be notified via MBIE’s Alert e-newsletter for
the Endeavour Round. If you do not already receive science investment Alerts
you can sign up to receive them here.
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What else you need to know
What funding is
available?
Investment
mechanism
Indicative funds
available
($ per year)
Funding
per proposal
Smart Ideas
$10 million
$0.4–$1.0 million
over the term of the
contract
Research
Programmes
$38 million
$0.5 million or over
per year
Term
2–3
years
3–5
years
Note: Funding figures exclude GST
How do I access
the IMS Portal?
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How do I contact
MBIE?
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What‘s new this
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All registrations, concept proposals and full proposals are submitted using
MBIE’s IMS Portal.
For new applicants: visit http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/scienceinnovation/investment-funding/how-we-invest/how-to-apply, complete the
form and return it to [email protected] .
For returning applicants: log in using your existing username and password.
If you’ve forgotten this, use the “I’ve forgotten my password” option.
Email [email protected] for any questions about the process
or completing your proposal.
Email [email protected] for questions about the IMS portal.
Phone us on 0800 693 778 (Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm).
Note: if MBIE thinks the question and answer would be relevant to other
applicants, it will be posted as a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) on the
Endeavour Round web page.
Subscribe to MBIE’s Alert e-newsletter for the Endeavour Round (you can
subscribe here).
The Gazette Notice has been updated to provide clarity on eligibility of
research proposals that have a primary focus on health impacts.
Smart Ideas Concept Proposals will be assessed initially for excellence only.
The Investment Plan has been updated to include new funding figures.
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Endeavour Fund
The Endeavour Fund is managed as an investment portfolio across social, environmental and
economic objectives which are defined in the Investment Plan. The 2017 Endeavour Round is the
process by which investment will be made from the fund. MBIE now invites proposals to be
considered for investment from the fund. The scope of the research that the fund will support is
detailed in the Investment Plan and Gazette Notice.
Funding is made through two investment mechanisms – Smart Ideas and Research Programmes.
Smart Ideas are intended to catalyse and rapidly test promising, innovative research ideas with high
potential for benefit to New Zealand, to enable refresh and diversity in the science portfolio.
Research Programmes are intended to support ambitious, excellent and well-defined research ideas
which, collectively, have credible and high potential to positively transform New Zealand’s future in
areas of future value, growth or critical need.
More information on each mechanism is given in the Investment Plan and the Gazette Notice.
Additional information
There are documents available that we strongly recommend you refer to when developing the
content of your proposal.
These documents are contextual and will provide information on strategy and purpose.
 National Statement of Science Investment 2015-2025 (the NSSI) outlines the government’s 10year vision for New Zealand’s science system.
 Endeavour Fund Investment Plan 2016-2019 (the Investment Plan) outlines the government’s
strategy for its science investment for the next three years.
 New Zealand Gazette Notice, Number 2016-go4875, August 2016 (the Gazette Notice) sets the
criteria the Minister for Science and Innovation requires the Science Board to use in making
funding decisions for the Fund.
 Vision Mātauranga policy outlines the government’s policy framework that aims to unlock the
innovation potential of Māori knowledge, resources and people to assist New Zealanders to
create a better future.
 International Science for New Zealand: Strategic Action Plan provides guidance about
government’s expectations of the contribution of international partnerships and collaborations
to New Zealand science, (due for release early 2017).
These documents are more operational and will provide guidance on how to.
 Applicant Guidelines for Completing a Proposal explains the purpose of each section of the
application form and suggests information you may wish to include in your proposal.
 Assessor Guidelines for Smart Ideas/Assessor Guidelines for Research Programmes provide
details of the scoring guides and an indication of the information assessors will be looking for in
assessing your proposal(s). These are the guidelines MBIE provides to assessors.
 Portal Guidelines for Applicants explain how to register and submit a proposal through the IMS
portal.
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The Process
Smart Ideas
Smart Ideas is a two-stage application process.
First, concept proposals are submitted for assessment of excellence. Based on the results of the
assessment, the Science Board will determine which concept proposals will be invited to proceed to
a full proposal.
After concept proposals have been assessed, MBIE will advise you of the Science Board’s decision on
your concept proposal. If the Science Board assessed your concept proposal as having sufficient
excellence criteria quality, you will be invited to submit a full proposal. Smart Ideas Full Proposals
are assessed for excellence and impact in concurrent processes.
Figure 2: The Smart Ideas application process
Research Programmes
For Research Programmes, full proposals are submitted for assessment.
All proposals that meet the eligibility criteria will be assessed for excellence. After proposals have
been assessed for excellence, MBIE will advise you of the Science Board’s decision on your proposal.
Impact will be assessed only for proposals that have been assessed as having sufficient quality
against the excellence criteria in the Gazette Notice.
Figure 3: The Research Programmes application process
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For all Proposals
Scoring
Depending on the mechanism, total scores for each proposal will be calculated using different
weightings. Assessment criteria for the two investment mechanisms is set out in the Gazette Notice.
Conflict of interest
You can identify in your proposal any person you consider has a conflict of interest with your
proposed research. Conflicts are defined in the glossary in Appendix A.
MBIE will post a list of potential assessors on MBIE’s website before proposals are assigned to
assessors so you may check for, and advise MBIE of, any potential conflicts of interest. An MBIE
Alert will be issued when assessors’ names are posted on the website.
As soon as you identify potential conflicts of interest or if you are unsure whether interests present a
conflict you should contact MBIE, by emailing [email protected].
Providing assessment information
Independent, external science and impact assessors appointed by MBIE will assess eligible proposals
against the criteria in the Gazette Notice. Your proposal needs to contain information that is
relevant to the assessment criteria, and can be used by assessors to determine the excellence and
potential impact of your proposed research, science and technology or related activities.
The Gazette Notice, Applicant Guidelines for Completing a Proposal, Assessor Guidelines for Smart
Ideas and the Assessor Guidelines for Research Programmes contain information to help you provide
assessment information.
Meeting NZ Governments’ data requirements
Open data
MBIE is committed to ensuring that all science data generated through its investments meets
minimum expectations of good data management and public availability. If you receive funding
from the Endeavour Fund, MBIE expects you to comply with the New Zealand Government Open
Access and Licensing Framework. This framework advocates the use of creative commons licences.
Environmental data management
Proposals that include environmental science are subject to MBIE’s Environmental Data
Management Policy Statement.
If you receive new funding for research that includes environmental science you must agree to
license under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence (CC-BY) copyright works
produced.
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Submitting your proposal
All proposals must be submitted through MBIE’s online IMS Portal. For details on how to use the
IMS Portal, please see Portal Guidelines for Applicants. If your proposal will be submitted by a
university or a Crown research institute, your research office will also be able to provide you with
advice.
MBIE will not accept registrations, concept proposals or full proposals received after submission
deadlines. You must submit your registration, concept proposal (for Smart Ideas only) or full
proposal by 12 noon on the due dates provided in this Call for Proposals or as notified through MBIE
Alerts.
Terms and Conditions related to this Call for Proposals
The terms and conditions related to this Call for Proposals are listed in Appendix C. These explain
how MBIE will use the information you provide, and clarify important features of applying for
funding, such as confidentiality of information, intellectual property ownership, and talking to news
media about your proposal.
By submitting a proposal you are agreeing to these terms and conditions. You are also agreeing to
the terms and conditions of the Science Investment Contract, should your proposal be funded.
Funding decisions
Investment portfolio
In deciding which proposals to fund, the Science Board considers the eligibility and assessment
criteria and other considerations in the Gazette Notice, which includes:
 the investment signals and mix of investment in the relevant annual Investment Plan;
 the government’s Vision Mātauranga policy.
The Science Board’s funding decisions are informed by the recommendations of independent,
external, expert assessors.
In making its funding decisions, the Science Board may decide to invest less than the total funding
indicated. It may also make decisions that result in more or less funding than indicated in the
Investment Plan being invested in an investment mechanism or a Fund objective.
Funding of individual proposals
When allocating funds to a proposal, the Science Board may:
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set pre-contractual conditions that must be met before MBIE and the applicant organisation
can enter into a Science Investment Contract
set special conditions in addition to the general terms and conditions set out in the Science
Investment Contract
vary the proposed term of a proposal, or require specified conditions to be met during the
term of a contract before the proposal is funded for the full term
vary the funding allocated from that requested.
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Contracting
If the Science Board decides to fund your proposal, MBIE will enter into a Science Investment
Contract and an associated Work Programme Agreement with your organisation (subject to any precontractual conditions being met).
Work Programme Agreements set out the details of the research, science and technology and
related activities for which you have been funded and, subject to any variation required by the
Science Board, are extracted directly from the information you provide in your proposal.
When you submit your proposal you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Science
Investment Contract. You therefore need to be familiar with the content of the contract.
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Appendix A: Call for Proposals glossary
Alert e-newsletter
A web-based communication tool used by MBIE to provide up-to-date information on its
activities, including the Endeavour Round. You can subscribe to Endeavour Round Alerts here.
Assessors
Independent experts, appointed by MBIE, who will assess proposals against criteria set out in the
Gazette Notice.
Call for Proposals
A mechanism for inviting eligible organisations to submit proposals to MBIE for the allocation of
science funding. The Call for Proposals is one of a suite of documents that provides guidance for
applicants on preparation of proposals and MBIE’s contestable investment process.
Confidential Information
Information that:
a) is by its nature confidential
b) is marked by either MBIE or an applicant as ‘confidential’, ‘commercially sensitive’,
‘sensitive’, ‘in confidence’, ‘top secret’, ‘secret’, classified’ and/or ‘restricted’
c) is provided by MBIE, an applicant, or a third party in confidence
d) MBIE or an applicant knows, or ought to know, is confidential.
Confidential information does not cover information that is in the public domain through no fault
of either MBIE or an applicant.
Conflict of interest
Conflicts may occur at various levels, for example:
Direct
involvement in a proposal (eg, as a collaborator), a close professional or personal
relationship with the applicant, direct involvement in a competing proposal.
Indirect an employee of the same organisation as the applicant, but not directly conflicted, a
professional or personal acquaintance with the applicant, indirect involvement in a
competing proposal.
Creative Commons
Creative Commons, best known for its licenses, is a global non-profit organisation that enables
sharing and reuse of creativity and knowledge through the provision of free legal tools. You can
read more about Creative Commons at http://creativecommons.org/.
Excellence
Attributes of excellence of science and of the team are listed in the Gazette Notice;.
 For science, excellence attributes include well-designed, well-performed, well-positioned in
the domestic and international research context, progresses and disseminates new
knowledge, possesses high scientific risk, technical risk, a well-managed research plan, a
credible approach to risk management, and leverages additional value from wider research.
 For team, excellence attributes include a mix of complementary skills, knowledge and
resources to deliver the proposed RS&T or related activities and to manage risk.
You should read the Gazette Notice for a full statement of Excellence with respect to assessment.
Gazette Notice
Items (notices) in the New Zealand Gazette, the Government’s official newspaper that is
produced every Thursday by the Department of Internal Affairs. The Minister of Science and
Innovation issues a Gazette Notice to instruct the Science Board on assessing proposals for
contestable funding, by setting out policy objectives, eligibility and assessment criteria.
Impact
Attributes of Impact listed in the Gazette Notice include direct and indirect benefits or effects on
individuals, communities or society as a whole, including broad benefits to New Zealand’s
economic, social, human or natural capital. You should read the Gazette Notice for a full
statement of Impact with respect to assessment criteria.
IMS portal
The online interface through which applicants submit proposals and MBIE manages contracts.
Investment Plan
The Government’s statement of how it intends to invest in research, science and technology and
related activities through annual contestable investment rounds. The Plan is published every
year, with a three-year time horizon to help researchers better plan their research and allow
them more time to develop research proposals. The current Investment Plan covers 2016–2019.
Research organisation
An organisation that has internal capability for carrying out research, science, or technology or
related activities (RS&T).
Science Board
The Board established by the Minister of Science and Innovation under the Research, Science,
and Technology Act 2010 to make funding decisions.
Science investment contract
The standard terms and conditions under which the Science Board agrees to allocate funding.
Vision Mātauranga
Government policy that aims to unlock the science and innovation potential of Māori knowledge,
people and resources for the benefit of New Zealand. The Vision Mātauranga policy applies to all
MBIE’s science investments.
Work Programme Agreement
An Agreement between MBIE and applicant organisations that receive funding, that is entered
into for a programme of research, science or technology or related activities.
Appendix B: Linked documents
The table below provides the Web addresses (URL) of documents hyperlinked in the Web-based
version of this Call for Proposals.
DOCUMENT
ON THE WEB
2017 Science
Investment Q&A
Following roadshows in October. An Alert will be posted when
Q&A are available
ANZSRC codes
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/Latestproducts/1297.0
Main%20
Features52008?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=129
7.0
&issue=2008&num=&view= (cut and paste link into your browser)
Business Growth Agenda
http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/business/business-growthagenda
Creative Commons
Attribution 3.0 New Zealand
(CC-BY)
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/nz/
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/nz/legalcode
Environmental data policy
statement
http://www.mbie.govt.nz/publicationsresearch/publications/science-andinnovation/MBIE_Environmental-Data-Management-PolicyStatement.pdf/view?searchterm=environmental%20data
Applicant Guidelines for Completing a Proposal
Applicant Guidelines for
Completing a Proposal
Assessor Guidelines for Smart
Ideas (including Scoring
Guide)
An Alert will be posted when Assessor Guidelines for Smart Ideas
are available
Assessor Guidelines for
Research Programmes
(including Scoring Guide)
An Alert will be posted when Assessor Guidelines for Research
Programmes are available
New Zealand Gazette Notice,
Number 2016-go4875, August
2016
https://www.gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2016-go4875
(or see Annex 1 in the Endeavour Fund Investment Plan 2016–
2019)
He Kai Kei Aku Ringa
http://www.tpk.govt.nz/documents/download/215/He-Kai-KeiAku-Ringa-Strategy.pdf (cut and paste link into your browser)
DOCUMENT
ON THE WEB
Endeavour Fund Investment
Plan 2016–2019
(including the Gazette Notice)
http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/scienceinnovation/investment-funding/current-funding/2017-scienceinvestment-round/document-image-library/mbie-endeavour-fundinvestment-plan-2016-2019.pdf
MBIE
contestable funding website
http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/scienceinnovation/investment-funding/how-we-invest/contestablefunding
MBIE Alert e-newsletter (to
subscribe)
http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/scienceinnovation/subscribe
NZ Government Open Access
and Licensing Framework
http://ict.govt.nz/guidance-and-resources/information-anddata/nzgoal/
Official Information Act
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1982/0156/latest/DLM6
4785.html
Portal Guidelines for
Applicants
http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/scienceinnovation/investment-funding/current-funding/2017-endeavourround/document-image-library/portal-guidelines-applicants.pdf
Science Board membership
http://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/our-people/our-externalboards/mbie-science-board
Science Investment Contract
http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/scienceinnovation/investment-funding/current-funding/scienceinvestment-round/document-image-library/science-investmentcontract.pdf
Scoring guides
See Assessors Guidelines for Smart Ideas/Research Programmes
State Sector Act
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1988/0020/latest/DLM1
29110.html
Vision Mātauranga policy
http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/scienceinnovation/unlocking-maori-potential
Appendix C: Terms and conditions related to the
Endeavour Fund Call for Proposals
1.
1.1
General
The terms and conditions are non-negotiable and do not require a response. Each applicant
that submits a proposal (hereafter referred to as “you”) will be deemed to have agreed to the
Call for Proposals terms and conditions without reservation or variation.
2.
2.1
Investigations and reliance on information
You must examine this Call for Proposals and any documents referenced by this Call for
Proposals and carry out all necessary investigations before submitting a proposal. If you are in
doubt as to the meaning of any part of this Call for Proposals, you must set out in your
proposal the interpretation and any assumptions you used.
MBIE will not be liable (in contract or tort, including negligence, or otherwise) to anyone who
relies on any information provided by or on behalf of MBIE in or in connection with this Call
for Proposals.
2.2
3.
3.1
Reliance by applicants
All information contained in this Call for Proposals or given to you by MBIE is for the purpose
of allowing you to prepare your proposal. MBIE has endeavoured to ensure the integrity of
such information. However, it has not been independently verified and may not be up to
date.
4.
4.1
Reliance by MBIE
MBIE may rely upon all statements you make in your proposal and in correspondence or
negotiations with MBIE or its representatives. If a proposal is funded by MBIE, any such
statements may be included in a Work Programme Agreement.
You must ensure all information you provide to MBIE is complete and accurate. MBIE is under
no obligation to check any proposal for errors, omissions, or inaccuracies. You must notify
MBIE promptly upon becoming aware of any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in your
proposal or in any additional information you provide.
4.2
5.
5.1
5.2
6.
6.1
6.2
Inducements
You must not directly or indirectly provide any form of inducement or reward to any
assessment panel member, officer, employee, advisor, or other representative of MBIE in
connection with this Call for Proposals.
Business-as-usual communications (relating to funding under existing arrangements between
MBIE and your organisation) will be maintained with the usual contacts. However, during the
Call for Proposals process, you must not use business-as-usual contacts to solicit or discuss
details of this Call for Proposals or any proposal you have, or intend to, submit, with any
person at MBIE or its agents, including the assessment panel members.
Ownership and intellectual property
This Call for Proposals and any other documents MBIE provides to you remain the property of
MBIE. All copyright and other rights in this Call for Proposals and in any other documentation
or information provided to you or any other person by or on behalf of MBIE in connection
with this Call for Proposals will remain with, and belong at all times to, MBIE or its licensors.
MBIE may request at any time the immediate return of all documents supplied and any copies
made of them. You must comply with any such request in a timely manner.
6.3
6.4
7.
7.1
7.2
7.3
Any proposals or information you supply to MBIE will become the property of MBIE and may
not be returned to you. Ownership of the Intellectual Property rights in a proposal does not
pass to MBIE. However, in submitting your proposal, you grant MBIE a non-exclusive, nontransferable, perpetual licence to retain, use, disclose, and copy your proposal for any purpose
related to this Call for Proposals process.
By submitting a proposal, you warrant that the provision to MBIE of the information contained
in your proposal, and MBIE’s use of it for the evaluation of your proposal and for any resulting
negotiation, will not breach any third-party intellectual property rights.
Confidentiality
You and MBIE will each take reasonable steps to protect Confidential Information and, subject
to paragraph 7.3, and without limiting any confidentiality undertaking agreed between them,
will not disclose Confidential Information to a third party without the other’s prior written
consent.
You and MBIE may each disclose Confidential Information to any person who is directly
involved in the Call for Proposals process on its behalf, such as officers, employees,
consultants, contractors, professional advisors, evaluation panel members, partners,
principals or directors, but only for the purpose of participating in the Call for Proposals.
You acknowledge that MBIE’s obligations under paragraph 7.1 are subject to requirements
imposed by the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), the Privacy Act 1993, parliamentary and
constitutional convention and any other obligations imposed by law. Where MBIE receives an
OIA request that relates to your Confidential Information, MBIE will consult with you and may
ask you to explain why the information is considered by you to be confidential or
commercially sensitive.
8.
8.1
The proposal process
Despite any other provision in the Call for Proposals, MBIE reserves the following rights:
 MBIE may amend, suspend, cancel and/or re-issue the Call for Proposals, or any part of the
Call for Proposals.
 MBIE may make any material change to the Call for Proposals (including any date) on the
condition that you are given a reasonable time within which to respond to the change.
 MBIE may waive irregularities or requirements in or during the Call for Proposals process
where it considers it appropriate and reasonable to do so.
 Your proposal may not be approved for funding.
 All or any proposal(s) may be rejected.
 Your proposal may be accepted in whole, or in part.
 Any information you provide to MBIE with your proposal may be retained or destroyed.
 Clarification may be sought from any applicant(s) in relation to any matter in connection
with this Call for Proposals process.
 Any applicant(s) may be contacted, which may be to the exclusion of any other
applicant(s), at any time before or after the approval (if any) of proposal(s).
 MBIE may reject, or not consider further, any documentation related to your proposal that
may be received from you, unless it is specifically requested.
 This Call for Proposals process may be run in such manner as MBIE may see fit.
9.
9.1
No contractual obligations created
No contract or other legal obligations arise between you and MBIE out of or in relation to this
Call for Proposals or Call for Proposals process, until a formal written contract (if any) is signed
by both you and MBIE.
This Call for Proposals does not constitute an offer by MBIE to provide funding or enter into
any agreement with you. The call for and receipt of proposals does not imply any obligation
9.2
9.3
9.4
on MBIE to contract any funding requested in your proposal. MBIE will not be bound in any
way until a science investment contract is executed.
MBIE makes no representations nor gives any warranties in this Call for Proposals.
Any verbal communications made during the Call for Proposals process will not be binding on
MBIE and are subject to the terms of this Call for Proposals.
10. No process contract
10.1 Despite any other provision in this Call for Proposals or any other document relating to this
Call for Proposals, the issue of this Call for Proposals does not legally oblige or otherwise
commit MBIE to proceed with or follow the process outlined in this Call for Proposals or to
assess your proposal or enter into any negotiations or contractual arrangements with you.
10.2 For the avoidance of doubt, this Call for Proposals process does not give rise to a process
contract.
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Exclusion of liability
11.1 Neither MBIE nor any assessment panel members, officers, employees, advisers or other
representatives will be liable (in contract or tort, including negligence, or otherwise) for any
direct or indirect damage, expense, loss or cost (including legal costs) incurred or suffered by
you, your affiliates or any other person in connection with this Call for Proposals process,
including without limitation:
a) the assessment process
b) the preparation of any proposal
c) any investigations of or by any applicant
d) concluding any contract
e) the acceptance or rejection of any proposal
f) the suspension or cancellation of the process contemplated in this Call for Proposals, or
g) any information given or not given to any applicant(s).
11.2 By participating in this Call for Proposals process, you waive any rights you may have to make
any claim against MBIE. To the extent that legal relations between MBIE and you cannot be
excluded as a matter of law, the liability of MBIE is limited to $1.
11.3 Nothing contained or implied in or arising out of this Call for Proposals or any other
communications to any applicant shall be construed as legal, financial, or other advice of any
kind.
12
Costs and expenses
12.1 MBIE is not responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by you in the preparation of a
proposal.
13
Governing law and jurisdiction
13.1 This Call for Proposals will be construed according to, and governed by, New Zealand law and
you agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of New Zealand courts in any dispute
concerning this Call for Proposals or any proposal.
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Public statements
 MBIE may make public the following information:
 the names of project team members
 the proposal title
 the research fund from which the proposal would be funded
 the public statement given by the project team when applying for funding
 the total amount of funding and the period of time for which funding has been approved
 the sector to which the research relates.
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MBIE asks that you don’t release any media statement or other information relating to the
process outlined in this Call for Proposals, or the submission or approval of any proposal to
any public medium without providing sufficient advance Notice to MBIE.