The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) announce Postgraduate Field Research Awards to support Master’s and Doctoral students. The number of awards available in any year will be determined by MFAT.
MFAT enables students meet a proportion of their travel expenses and associated costs in carrying out field research in developing countries. The main aim of these Awards is to support research by New Zealand students on development issues of relevance to the New Zealand Aid Programme and to promote capacity (development field knowledge and research skills) of future New Zealand development professionals.
Eligibility:
To be eligible to apply for an award applicants must:
•Be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident; and
•Be undertaking the research as part of a New Zealand based Master’s degree or Doctorate; and
•Be undertaking the research in a developing country (or multiple countries) listed in the Eligible Research Locations and Themes document.
•Be undertaking the research for a minimum period of four weeks in the year following the year of application.
•Have received (or will receive prior to commencement) university ethics approval to conduct the research.
•Have received (or will receive prior to commencement) approval to conduct research from the appropriate government authorities of the country in which research will be conducted.
The value of an award is:
· Around NZ$4,000 for research as part of a Master’s programme
· Around NZ$6,000 for research as part of a Doctoral programme
Deadline for 2013 Awards: 1st October, 2012
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