Hope Foundation Scholarship for Research on Ageing

History and purpose

 

The HOPE Foundation for Research on Ageing is a non-Government – funded Charitable Trust established in 1996, to prepare New Zealand for an ageing future. The mission of the Foundation is to:

• Lead and resource the funding of people conducting research on ageing.
• Disseminate research-based information about the effects of ageing on individuals and society.
• Increase the pool of researchers in New Zealand.
• Influence decision-makers to improve the quality of life for ageing New Zealanders.

 

These scholarships, established in 2003 as The HOPE Foundation Scholarships, are intended to support University students in the early stages of their careers, conducting research into ageing. The HOPE Foundation wants to encourage research into ageing phenomena because they believe that as the nation ages, many issues will arise that will have to be addressed in order to assist New Zealand Society to cope with the effects of our ageing population. In this way, the Foundation seeks to help prepare New Zealand for an ageing future.

 

 

How do students apply?

 

All scholarship applications are submitted through Community Force.

 

A completed online application must be submitted by 4.30 pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Any required supporting documentation (including references) must also be received by 4.30 pm on the closing date in order for the application to be considered.

Applications will normally open one month prior to the closing date. If no application link is provided below, check back again closer to the closing date. Contact us if you have any queries.

 

 

Scholarship specific documentation

 

• A brief two-page outline of the proposed research
• A CV (please include a list of your published research on ageing, if applicable).
• Evidence that ethical approval for the proposed research has been applied for or approved
• Recipients will be asked to provide a current photograph for publicity purposes

 

 

Decision makers

 

The scholarship shall be awarded by the University Scholarships Committee on the recommendation of the HOPE Foundation Selection Committee.

 

 

Additional information

 

One or more scholarships of $6,000 will be awarded annually. The scholarship will be paid in two equal instalments at the beginning of each trimester, on confirmation of enrolment.

 

 

Regulations and conditions

 

• Scholarship recipients may hold other awards at the same time as the HOPE Foundation Scholarship for Research on Ageing.
• Recipients will be expected to acknowledge the HOPE Foundation’s support in any publication, monograph, report or presentation that results from the research.
• Recipients will be expected to report progress to the HOPE Foundation at the end of each year and to provide a final report on the completed research.
• The Foundation will not restrict the publication of research results by the recipient of a scholarship or his/her research team. However, from time to time, in order to enhance their own public profiles as research-supporting entities, the Foundation will, through the HOPE Foundation, seek to negotiate with research teams the publication of reports on research progress and/or outcomes in some agreed form on their web sites and in printed communications.
• The Scholarships Committee, in consultation with the HOPE Foundation, has the power to terminate or suspend a Scholarship, if it receives an unsatisfactory report on the progress of a Scholar from the Head of the Academic Unit in which the recipient is enrolled.

 

 

Repayment status and permission for other scholarships are not specified. For further information, please contact the institution. Click the link for detailed information.