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Awards for Excellence – Universities
| Name | University | Research | Awarded |
| Alexander Dixon | Auckland | Near-infrared polarization imaging of soft tissue membranes for use in artificial heart valves. | $8,000 |
| Annie West | Auckland | Role of the gut microbiome in an inflammatory cloacal disease of the critically endangered kakapo. | $12,000 |
| Petera Hudson | Waikato | Bridging the digital divide, a story of internet access of families in rural isolated communities. | $5,816 |
| Rebecca McMullin | Otago | Tracking flow and fate of organic matter, nutrients and contaminants within food webs surrounding alternate aquaculture configurations. | $5,483 |
| Erica Boyd | Canterbury | Infection of apple trees by disease causing bacteria Erwinia amylovora and interactions with bacterial enemies for tree protection. | $5,045 |
| Abigail Bland | Otago | In Vitro and In Vivo Cytotoxicity of Metformin in Combination with Crizotinib in Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Positive Lung Cancer. | $3,900 |
| Chelsea Kerr | Otago | Light exposure in post harvest storage of loose-leaf lettuce; influence on nutrients and bioactive levels, and the benefits for human consumption. | $2,000 |