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Science & Innovation Funding

science_funding

MBIE-funded science and innovation contracts, including project title, organisation, investment round, and contract dates.

From MBIE Research Science and Innovation.

Cite as: Source: MBIE (www.mbie.govt.nz/data-and-analysis), CC-BY 4.0.

Source: MBIE ↗ ·Last updated: 2026-11-09 ·Updated monthly ·3,242 rows

install.packages("eolas", repos = c("https://phildonovan.r-universe.dev", "https://cloud.r-project.org"))
library(eolas)
eolas_key("your_key")
df <- eolas_get("science_funding", start = "2020-01-01")
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Dataset ID
science_funding
Data source
MBIE
Pipeline last ran
2026-11-09
Refresh cadence
monthly
API endpoint
https://api.eolas.nz/v1/datasets/science_funding/data

Columns (8)

schema glossary · auto-generated
Column Type Description
contract_id string Contract ID
appropriation string Appropriation
project_title string Project title
investment_round_title string Investment round title
organisation string Organisation
start_date date Start date
end_date date End date
status string Status

How to query this dataset

Install the client library
install.packages("eolas", repos = c("https://phildonovan.r-universe.dev", "https://cloud.r-project.org"))
Fetch all data
library(eolas)
eolas_key("your_key_here")
df <- eolas_get("science_funding")
head(df)
Filter by date range
df <- eolas_get("science_funding", start = "2020-01-01", end = "2024-12-31")
head(df)
Download as CSV
df <- eolas_get("science_funding")
write.csv(df, "science_funding.csv", row.names = FALSE)

Data preview

Start DateContract IdAppropriationProject TitleInvestment Round TitleOrganisationEnd DateStatus
2026-10-01UOC2601Restoring Oceans and Waters in European RegionsHorizon Europe - Top-Up SchemeUniversity of Canterbury2030-09-30Active
2026-10-01AUT2601CoAgent: Cognitive Computing Continuum for Large-Scale Distributed GenAI AgentsHorizon Europe - Top-Up SchemeAuckland University of Technology2029-09-30Active
2026-09-16UOC2605Envirolink2716-WCRC225 West Coast Braided Rivers: Assessing Riverbed Change and Vulnerability of Environmental ValuesEnvirolink Medium Advice GrantUniversity of Canterbury2027-06-30Active
2026-09-03UOC2604Envirolink2714-HZLC177 Regional Air Emission InventoryEnvirolink Medium Advice GrantUniversity of Canterbury2026-11-30Active
2026-09-01UOW2601Envirolink2633-ORC25 Uses of eDNA metabarcoding: monitoring applications for ecosystem health, biodiversity and biosecurityEnvirolink Medium Advice GrantUniversity of Waikato2027-02-20Active

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Questions about this dataset

How often is Science & Innovation Funding updated?
MBIE publishes it monthly. eolas last refreshed it on 2026-11-09.
Can I download the whole table?
Yes, on Pro and above as Parquet or CSV. During the trial you can query it through the API, up to 50,000 rows per request.
Where does the data come from?
MBIE. eolas loads it into typed, consistently named columns. See the original at https://www.mbie.govt.nz/assets/Data-Files/Science-technology/science-innovation/who-got-funded.xlsx.

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