Centres of Research Excellence
Centres of Research Excellence
The Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs) Fund was established in 2001 to encourage the development of excellent tertiary education-based research that is collaborative, strategically focused and creates significant knowledge transfer activities.
The Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs) Fund was established in 2001 to encourage the development of excellent tertiary education-based research that is collaborative, strategically focused and creates significant knowledge transfer activities.
Who applies: Universities, Wānanga or Te Pūkenga
Agreed through: Contract (off Plan)
Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs) are inter-organisational research networks, with researchers working together on commonly agreed work programmes. CoREs make a contribution to New Zealand’s development and link to user groups. They also build research capacity and capabilities through post-graduate programmes and the training of new researchers.
Funding from the CoREs Fund is determined through a fully contestable process.
CoREs funding rounds
The first CoREs were established in 2002 and further funding rounds were undertaken in 2006/07, 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2019/20. Currently ten CoREs are funded to 31 December 2028.
2019/20 funding round
Ten CoREs were selected for funding from 1 July 2021.
The Royal Society Te Apārangi administered the selection round on behalf of the TEC. The TEC has $49.8 million per annum (GST exclusive) available to invest in CoREs.