NZ funding guides
Plain-English guides to New Zealand funding pathways. Use these to work out which route may be worth checking before you spend time applying, claiming or speaking with an adviser.
Choose the route before the programme name
Grant vs RDTI vs capital
Choose the class of pathway before the programme name.
New to R&D Grant
When this MBIE pathway may be worth checking.
RDTI eligibility
How to think about the R&D Tax Incentive route.
Callaghan changes
What changed and which route may now apply.
Startup funding NZ
Grants, capital, support or no funding yet?
Funding glossary
Plain-English definitions for common NZ funding terms.
Guides by funding type
Business grants NZ
Current business grant pathways worth checking.
Government funding for startups
What to check before applying, claiming or raising.
Innovation funding NZ
R&D grants, RDTI, NZTE, sector support and capital, mapped.
Non-dilutive funding NZ
Funding that does not give away equity.
SME funding NZ
Grants, finance, RDTI, NZTE and capital for established firms.
NZTE funding NZ
When export and international growth support may be relevant.
R&D Career Grant
Hiring a master's or PhD graduate into an R&D role.
R&D Experience Grant
Hiring a tertiary student for a short R&D project.
Not sure which guide applies?
The free funding check gives a pathway snapshot in a few minutes. It points to the route that may be worth checking first, then you can read the matching guide.