EEFIT Research Grants

Annual grants supporting short-term projects that benefit earthquake disaster mitigation and post disaster reconnaissance efforts.

Topics for study

Hazard assessment
Post-disaster impact assessment
Field data collection tools
Post-disaster data assessment methods
Damage assessment techniques
Mitigation measures
Monitoring recovery and/or reconstruction
Assessing resilience

Projects on hazards related to earthquakes can also be funded under this scheme.

Applicants are welcomed from any country or organisation.

Applications

Your application should be submitted by the project lead
If you are an undergraduate, graduate or PhD student it should be submitted by your academic supervisor
Projects featuring multiple students are allowed
Each project should be submitted as a separate application. A single application featuring multiple projects will be disqualified and featured projects may be refused resubmission

Conditions of the grant

Grants will be issued in two installments of £750: the first immediately and the second on receipt of a project report of appropriate quality. If you need a larger first installment you can apply for an adjusted arrangement.

Applicants must either be a current EEFIT member or join EEFIT (with a subscription of £15 (if an IStructE or SECED member) or £20 (all others) to apply).

All applications will be reviewed by the EEFIT Management Committee and results will be announced by 8 August 2022.

More information

Please contact the EEFIT secretary.

Submit your application

Applicant's full name:

Applicant's job title:

Applicant's address:

Applicant's phone number:

Applicant's email:

Project title:

Description of research question and proposed project (500 words maximum):

Statement of impact of research (250 words maximum):

Statement on how the project meets the judging criteria (300 words maximum):

Please refer to the scheme webpage for judging criteria.

Summary of track record of applicant or supervisor (400 words maximum):

An applicant's track record will be considered in the light of the length of their career. If a student has been identified for this project, then state their name in this section and append their short CV to this form.

CV:

Detailed justification of resources requested (500 words maximum):

Please provide a breakdown of costs. Where the grant is to support work that is part of a larger project - the applicant must explicitly state what the EEFIT funding relates to. Where match-funds have been secured, a letter of confirmation from the project partner should be appended as a PDF. Where match-funds will be sought post-award, target partners should be cited here.

Letter of confirmation:

Work plan (400 words maximum):

Please outline work stages and time involved.

In the event of being awarded a grant, I agree to:

Present the results of my research at an EEFIT evening meeting.
Provide a written report on the project within 2 months of completion; the report must include how the work relates to EEFIT's objectives.
Allow outline details of the project to appear on the EEFIT website with my contact details.
Join EEFIT for an annual subscription of £15/£20 if I am not already a member.

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Annual grants supporting short-term projects that benefit earthquake disaster mitigation and post disaster reconnaissance efforts.

Topics for study

Applications

Conditions of the grant

More information

Submit your application

Previous EEFIT Research Grant winners

Optimal design of rubber joints for seismic protection of masonry-infilled frame structures

Multi-purpose open-source and low-cost seismic sensing

Nepal earthquake: seismic performance and post-earthquake reconstruction of stone masonry buildings

Seismic risk mitigation for the east African countries - case study: Salima, Malawi

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