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George Mason Charitable Trust Scholarship

1. The Scholarship is to be awarded to students, up to a maximum of $5000, for study in the year the scholarship is awarded.

2. The Scholarship is usually to support studies of students who are studying full-time at post graduate level; i.e. completing their PhD, Masters or honours level studies.

3. The Scholarship is usually to be awarded to a student who has attended secondary school in Taranaki, or who has family residing in Taranaki.

4. The Scholarship is to be awarded to advance the study of the natural environment, archaeology and social history of the Taranaki region; e.g. biological sciences, natural sciences, geology, archaeology or anthropology.

5. The students shall have access to the resources of Puke Ariki for the duration of their field research. This may include access to information and/or collections, as well as office space when this is able to be made available.

6. A copy of the thesis (and any related material collection made available via the research) shall be made available to be part of the collection of the Taranaki Research Centre, Puke Ariki and potentially for use in displays or exhibitions managed by Puke Ariki.

7. In the first instance, applicants need to forward details of their research proposal and a CV (including academic history, supervision and a copy of their official academic record), to:

Gary Bastin
Team Leader Taranaki Research Centre
Puke Ariki
Private Bag 2025
New Plymouth

or email basting@npdc.govt.nz or phone (06) 759 0861 with any queries regarding this scholarship.

8. Preference will be given to applicants with a strong academic record as well as to those applicants who submit a research proposal which will potentially add most value to the body of knowledge of natural history/archaeology in the Taranaki region.

INDUSTRIES
Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Seafood & Mining
Education & Social Sciences
Science

QUALIFYING CRITERIA

1. The Scholarship is usually to be awarded to a student who has attended secondary school in Taranaki, or who has family residing in Taranaki, or whose study will directly benefit the Taranaki region in the areas of the natural environment, archaeology and social history of the Taranaki region, eg biological sciences, natural sciences, geology, archaeology or anthropology.



CLOSING DATE
12-Feb-2010

MONETARY VALUE
Up to $5,000

Last Updated: 17 November 2009 09:08am


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