Karahipi Tumuaki - President’s Scholarship 2017
Please complete all sections of the application form.
1. Applicant Details:
Family Name:
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First name/s:
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Address:
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Phone: Email:
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My cultural identity connections are:
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My iwi and hapu affiliations are:
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University enrolled at:
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I am enrolled in the following Degree/Programme of study:
a) Masters Degree in Psychology
b) Doctoral Degree (e.g. PhD or DClinPsy)
c) Postgraduate Diploma programme that is a direct pathway to registration as a psychologist
d) Approved supervision pathway that leads to registration as a psychologist
(i.e., Defence, CYFS, Department of Corrections)
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2. Research Information (must be typewritten)
a) Attach a short summary (1 page) that describes how your research supports Māori aspirations and development in psychology and the community
b) Provide an abstract that includes your research topic, research question that informs your research (if you have completed a Masters, or Doctorate in the previous year, we would still like to read your abstract).
c) For those applicants who are applying under the supervision pathway please provide a description of your workplace and what your work involves. In particular, the ways in which your work contributes to Maori development.
3. Records and References
Please attach the following with your application:
Current Curriculum Vitae
Academic record:
An official transcript of your University record[1]
Proof of Enrolment:
A signed statement from the University to verify your enrolment in a research degree Applicants in the supervision pathway should provide a letter from your site supervisor and/or a copy of your intern/trainee New Zealand Psychologists Board registration certificate.
References:
1. Name and contact details of your research or practice supervisor
Supervisor’s Name:
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Phone no: Email address:
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4. Statement of acceptance
If I am the recipient of the Karahipi Tumuaki President’s Scholarship:
1. I accept that the New Zealand Psychological Society will publicise my name (including iwi affiliations), photo and research topic. I accept that I may be contacted in the future for publicity purposes that relate directly to this scholarship.
2. I agree to provide a 1000 word summary of my research prior to the presentation at conference for publication in the Society’s Psychology Aotearoa.
3. I will present a paper at the Society’s Annual Conference in the year following the award of the scholarship.
Applicant’s signature: Date:
CHECKLIST - I have completed, attached and/or signed the following sections:
1. Applicant Details
2. Research Information
3. Records and References
· Curriculum Vitae
· Academic record
· Proof of enrolment
· Reference & supervisor details
- Statement of acceptance
Send Application to: Membership Administrator
NZ Psychological Society,
PO Box 25271,Featherston Street
Wellington, 6146.
Information relating to Selection Criteria and Conditions of Acceptance for
The New Zealand Psychological Society
Karahipi Tumuaki - President’s Scholarship 2017
A post-graduate scholarship for Māori students and intern/trainee psychologists
The Scholarship is valued at $5000 plus one year’s free membership of the Society. If the recipient is a Full Member of the Society, the subscription fee will be waived for one year. [2]If the recipient is not a member, they will receive a year’s free subscribership to the Society. The benefits of free subscribership include mailed copies of member periodicals and access to professional development activities at preferential rates.
Applications close on 1 July, 2017
Applicants will:
Ø Identify ethnically as Māori and be involved in the Māori community
Ø Be enrolled in any one of the following:
o Masters Degree in Psychology
o Doctoral Degree (e.g. PhD or DClinPsy)
o Postgraduate Diploma programme that is a direct pathway to registration as a psychologist
o Approved supervision pathway that leads to registration as a psychologist (i.e., Defence, CYFS, Department of Corrections)
Ø Engage in research that advances Māori aspirations and development in psychology and the community.
Selection:
Applications will be considered by the Scholarship Review Panel, consisting of three psychologists. One shall be the President of the Society (or their nominee), and two shall be Māori nominated by the Society’s National Standing Committee on Bicultural Issues (NSCBI).
When making the award the panel shall consider:
Ø the quality of the proposed research
Ø the usefulness of the research to Māori
Ø the ability of the researcher
The decision of the Scholarship Review Panel is final. The successful applicant will be notified as soon as possible after applications close. The Scholarship Review Panel reserves the right to seek further information from applicants to aid their decision-making process. Should an applicant be unsuccessful, once a decision has been made by the panel, no further correspondence will be entered into. An applicant may only be awarded the scholarship once.
Payment of the Scholarship:
Ø Sixty percent of the scholarship ($3000) will be paid when the Scholarship Review Panel has received confirmation of the recipient’s enrolment, and, if applicable, ethical approval for their research or a letter from their principal supervisor stating that ethical approval will be sought.
Ø The remaining forty percent ($2000) shall be paid when the recipient has completed:
1. A 1000 word summary of research findings for publication in Psychology Aotearoa prior to the psychology conference.
2. The submission and acceptance of an abstract to present a paper based on the applicant’s research at the Society’s Annual Conference in the year following the award of the scholarship or other agreed time. This final payment is intended to support the cost of conference attendance.
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[1] Applicants applying under the supervision pathway should ensure their application shows they have been awarded a Masters degree in psychology.
[2] Waiver of the Society Membership subscription fee or admission as a Subscriber shall apply in the 12 months following the Scholarship award.