Biennial Grants and University Research Programmes

University Research Programme 2024-26

Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the University Research Programme 2024-26 are now closed.

Access your application

Please click here (https://eqc.smartygrants.com.au/URPII(external link) ) to access your applications in SmartyGrants.

Important Dates

 Key Documents

• Request for Proposal Guidelines [PDF, 358 KB]
• Expression of Interest Proposal Template [PDF, 76 KB]
• URP 2024-26 Research Funding Agreement [PDF, 1.1 MB]
• Research Investment Priorities 2021-23 [PDF, 1.4 MB]
• Resilience Strategy for Natural Hazard Risk Reduction 2019-2029 [PDF, 1.3 MB]
• Toka Tū Ake EQC CV template  [DOCX, 79 KB]
• Toka Tū Ake - University Research Programme -Proposed Budget Template 2023 [XLSX, 30 KB]

Contact Us at Research@eqc.govt.nz for more information.

Assessment Panel for University Research Programme 2024-26

We are pleased to announce the 2024 assessment panel:

Ruth Berry

Director Building Better Homes Towns and Cities National Science Challenge at Hosted by BRANZ Ltd

Delia Tamsen

Senior Investment Manager, Contestable Investments at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Delia has extensive research experience and a strong earth science background. She worked for 13 years at GNS Science in various roles, most recently managing the Resilience to Nature's Challenges National Science Challenge before moving to the Contestable Investments team at MBIE. Delia is passionate about seeing the delivery of science outcomes into policy and practice, for the environmental, social and economic benefit of Aotearoa.

Nick Horspool

Senior Natural Hazard Risk Scientist at GNS Science.

Nick Horspool researches the impacts of natural hazards on communities and uses this knowledge to develop natural hazard risk models for a range of applications, from disaster management planning to the (re)insurance industry, with a particular focus on earthquake and tsunami perils.

Dr Angela Doherty

Principal Science Advisor at Auckland Emergency Management

Angela has an extensive background in earth sciences and hazard and disaster management. Having worked as an academic and researcher internationally, she now provides hazards and science advice to the largest emergency management authority in the country.

Caleb Dunne

Senior Advisor, Risk Reduction and Resilience at Toka Tū Ake EQC.

Originally from California, he studied and practiced as a structural and earthquake engineer before deciding that Kiwis knew a few things about disasters. He moved over in 2019 to find out just how much, and now applies his engineering background to increase the resilience of the built environment. When not thinking about disasters at work, he still thinks about them as a volunteer with Civil Defence in Christchurch as a member of NZ Response Team 14.

Prof Jon Procter
Muaupoko, Ngāi Tahu

Co-leader, Volcanoes - Massey University

Jonathan Procter is a Professor of Natural Hazards at Massey University. He has contributed to developing research that focuses on volcanic hazard simulation and working with communities to increase resilience to natural and environmental hazards.

Jonathan manages the Volcanic Risk Solutions (VRS) research group and has contributed nationally to developing new research directions in volcanology.

Toka Tū Ake EQC has now completed the Information Sessions for the URP 2024-26

Toka Tū Ake EQC has now completed the Information Sessions for the URP 2024-26 Round held on 27 October 2022.

Information from this session can be downloaded:

Information Session Slides  [PDF, 1.4 MB]
Questions and Answers [PDF, 228 KB] 

We have also recorded a session for you to view below.