Time Varying Hazards Research
The Earthquake Commission (EQC) actively promotes and encourages research and education about matters relevant to natural disaster damage and ways of reducing, or preventing it.
The Commission is offering limited new funding to encourage greater continuity of effort in New Zealand on time variable aspects of earthquake and volcanic hazards research and to facilitate improvements to hazard models and forecast model testing. New streams of high quality data globally are stimulating research in these areas and New Zealand is well positioned to play a leading role in future developments.
Time-varying hazard models take into account fluctuations in the timing and scale of hazards and aim to provide better information about likely events on time-scales of years to decades. Reinsurers and underwriters are beginning to take account of fluctuations in seismic hazard with time, and emergency managers in New Zealand are beginning to appreciate that levels of hazard are neither established with certainty nor static.
Applications for grants are invited from researchers with a proven track-record in the physics-based modelling and statistical treatment of multi-decadal earthquake and volcanic hazard models and forecast model testing.
Application forms, guidelines and a timetable are available on the EQC website (www.eqc.govt.nz) or on request, either by writing, facsimile, telephone or e-mail. Applicants are required to state the objectives of the proposed project, give an estimate of cost, and set out the perceived benefits and relevance of the research.
The closing date for applications is 12 October 2007. Application inquiries should be addressed to:
Priscilla Cheung
Earthquake Commission
PO Box 790
Wellington
Tel: (04) 978 6428
Fax: (04) 978 6431
Email: pjcheung@eqc.govt.nz
Downloads
The following downloads are available. Contact the EQC to discuss the contents of any document or to request an accessible format.
Time Varying Hazards Research Programme - 2008 Research Proposal (PDF 22kb)
This is a five page form to be filled out by researchers who wish to submit a proposal.
Time Varying Hazards Research Programme Submission Process (PDF 49kb)
This is a three page document lisitng the requirements for a valid research proposal submission. Includes information on programme criteria, project scope, the research programme, cost, duration, terms of agreement and peer review.
Time Varying Hazards Research Programme - Timetable 2008 (PDF 15kb)
This single page document list the important dates for research submission and consideration between September 2007 and January 2008.
Specimen Funding Agreement (PDF 148kb)
This six page document is a specimen of funding agreement. The specimen agreement covers the following points: Terms of agreement, research grant, progress reports, materials and apparatus, final report, peer review, intellectual property, termination, dispute resolution, general and special conditions.