This page provides information on the peer-review Panels for the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluation 2026.
This page provides information on making a complaint about tertiary education organisations’ (TEOs’) practices in applying the PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026 guidelines.
This page provides information on the results of the four previous Quality Evaluation rounds held in 2003, 2006, 2012, and 2018. It also includes background information and reports on previous reviews of the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF).
This page provides information on how researchers can request further information about the assessment of their Evidence Portfolio in a previous Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluation round.
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has published the TEO and Assessment Guidelines for Quality Evaluation 2026, alongside the audit methodology.
Tertiary education institutions (TEIs) comprise universities, institutes of technology and polytechnics, and wānanga. This section contains information for TEIs about governance (TEI councils), borrowing and investments, financial monitoring, seismic risk and capital asset management.
Delivery at Levels 1 and 2 on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (DQ1-2) Fund funding is the Government’s contribution towards the cost of teaching and learning services for learners enrolled at a tertiary education organisation (TEO).
https://tec.govt.nz/funding/funding-and-performance/funding/fund-finder/dq1-2/
To receive Delivery at Levels 1 and 2 on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (DQ1-2) Fund funding, tertiary education organisations (TEOs) must comply with the funding conditions.
https://tec.govt.nz/funding/funding-and-performance/funding/fund-finder/dq1-2/funding-conditions/
This page sets out the eligibility criteria to deliver a programme funded through the Delivery at Levels 1 and 2 on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (DQ1-2) Fund.
https://tec.govt.nz/funding/funding-and-performance/funding/fund-finder/dq1-2/programme-eligibility/