University post graduate proposals
The Commission believes there is great value in the major involvement of talented graduate students in university research. They bring drive, enthusiasm and innovation to projects, which can produce important advances with expert guidance and input. Student involvement is also important for the development of human resources and the advancement of education in New Zealand.
It has been found that the EQC biennial research funding programme sometimes excludes very worthy university research proposals because they are not able to be submitted at the time specified. Such projects often depend on the involvement of a graduate student with particular skills and talents.
Accordingly the Commission has made a fund available to selected applicants for worthy non-schedule university projects involving post-graduate students.
The selection of non-schedule university proposals is subject to substantially the same criteria and an equally rigorous selection process as the biennial proposals. A proposal will be assessed by an interacting group composed of members of an independent EQC research panel.
Project funding will normally be limited to a maximum of $30,000 per project per year, and project duration to a maximum of three years.
Downloads
The following downloads are available. Contact the EQC to discuss the contents of any document or to request an accessible format.
University Post-graduate Project Outline Research Proposal to Earthquake Commission (PDF 18KB)
This two page document must be printed out and mailed to the Earthquake Commission without any supporting documentation.
Specimen Funding Agreement (PDF 27KB)
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.
University Post-graduate Projects research Proposal to The Earthquake Commission (PDF 23KB)
This four page docuemnt must be printed and mailed to the Earthquake Commission.
University Post-graduate Research Projects guidelines for Eqc Funding (PDF 27KB)
This two page document describes what is regarded as research, criteria to be applied to projects, qualifying criteria, disqualifying criteria, notes to the applicants.
University Post-graduate Research Project Proposals Submission Guide
This single page document lists 12 points to guide you on your post-graduate research submission.