Ref: DOIA 2021-2045
Dear Cristian
Thank you for your email on 13 April 2021 requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982,
the following information:
“Please provide the funding amount for each funded project listed at
https://www.mbie.govt.nz/science-and-technology/science-and-innovation/funding-
information-and-opportunities/investment-funds/catalyst-fund/catalyst-strategic-new-
zealand-dlr-joint-research-programme-december-2020/ “
I have attached the funding amounts for the successful projects under the ‘Catalyst: Strategic –
New Zealand-DLR Joint Research Programme December 2020’ as an Annex below.
I trust that you find the information helpful. If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request
or this response, please contact us.
Nāku noa, nā,
Simon Rae Manager, International Science Partnerships
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Annex: Funding amount for the successful DLR proposals
Proposal title
Organisation
Recommended
funding amount
Optical Communication Ground Station
University of
$75,000.00
Feasibility Study
Auckland
Development of a deployable Synthetic
University of
$75,000.00
Aperture Radar antenna concept for
Auckland
nanosatellites
Long term quantum memories in satellite
University of Otago $75,000.00
quantum communications networks
Synthetic aperture radar measurements of
Bodeker Scientific
$75,000.00
Antarctic sea ice
Limited
An eye in the southern sky - sensor design for
Kea Aerospace
$75,000.00
high altitude pseudo satellites
Limited
Advanced Object Detectability in a Water
Moller Pollard
$74,948.00
Clutter Environment Using InSAR
Consulting
Measuring the micro-thrust of small-scale
The Research Trust
$70,328.00
electric propulsors
of Victoria
University of
Wellington
Study of advanced N2O-based green propulsion Dawn Aerospace
$75,000.00
systems for large satellite and deep space
Limited
applications
Measuring the Earth Surface using Small-
University of
$73,972.00
Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar: Feasibility
Auckland
Study
Detecting Sparse Ice in the Southern Ocean
Oceanum Limited
$75,000.00
Magnetic Propulsion - Deceleration and
Argo Navis Limited
$75,000.00
Shielding of Spacecraft
Fibre Composites in Space and Reentry
University of
$74,999.00
Environments
Auckland