| 1. |
The Fellowship is open
to a graduate of a university or polytechnic in New Zealand or overseas
to support study at Masterate or Doctoral level. Candidates must have
resided in NZ for at least five years prior to the application. |
| 2. |
The value of the Fellowship will be determined by the Fellowship
Trust Board in the range NZ$5,000 to NZ $15,000 or at the discretion
of the Board. Successful applicants who hold other grants may be awarded
a sum up to the value stipulated by the regulations (if any) relating
to those grants. |
| 3. |
To qualify for tenure
in New Zealand the Fellowship will normally be held at doctoral level. |
| 4. |
The field of study or
research is unrestricted and the Fellowship is tenable at any recognised
university or polytech accredited by an agency established under the
law of the host country. Evidence of such accreditation may need to
be provided if the standing of the institution is not known to the
New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women. |
| 5. |
Due consideration will
be given to the purpose of the NZFGW to foster international understanding
and friendship, to further the value of education, and to encourage
participation in public life. Personal qualifications shall therefore
be taken into account. The Fellow shall undertake as far as possible
to keep in touch with FGW of the country of accreditation. |
| 6. |
The selected applicant
must be prepared to submit a brief report before the payment of the
second instalment of the award. A full report of the research or study
done during the tenure of the Fellowship must be submitted, together
with a statement of its value from the Professor or supervisor under
whose guidance the research or study has been conducted. In any published
work relating to this, the author shall be designated as "Fellow
of the New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women". |
| 7. |
All applications must
be submitted on forms from the Application Pack.
Please click here to download and print an Application Pack (7 pages)
in PDF format. [This could take a few minutes.] Click Adobe Acrobat Reader if you do not already have a copy. |
| 8. |
The closing date for applications
is 31 July each year.
Please forward applications to:
NZFGW Charitable Trust (Awards and Fellowships)
P O Box 6566
DUNEDIN
Notes:
| (i) |
A candidate must
take up the Fellowship within one year of its being awarded. |
| (ii) |
Facsimile or email
applications will not be accepted. |
| (iii) |
Applications received
after 5pm on 31st July will not be accepted. |
| (iv) |
Applications
must be on the forms provided and must be complete in all
respects by 31 July. If not, they will be considered invalid. |
| (v) |
Please note that
private couriers will not deliver to a post office box. |
| (vi) |
Preference will
be given to applicants who have not previously held this Fellowship. |
| (vii) |
Applicants
will be notified of the outcome of their application in early
October each year. Successful Fellows will normally receive
payment of 50% of the award offered in the following February,
with the second payment of 50% being made later in that year. |
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