Description
The funds for these fellowships are provided by the income from a substantial bequest by the late Claude McCarthy, who died in Spain in 1978. Mr McCarthy was born in Hororata, West Christchurch in 1888, attended Christchurch Boys' High School 1903 - 7, began university studies in 1907, and graduated BA in 1913. His teaching career was interrupted by war service when he went overseas as a lieutenant in the 24th Reinforcements in 1917. After his return, he graduated MA in 1919 and then went to the United States in 1922. After 25 years there he retired to live on the island of Jersey.
The object of the fellowships is to enable graduates of "any one or more of the Universities of New Zealand" to undertake "original work or research in literature, science or medicine". (The words literature, science or medicine will be interpreted liberally.)
Eligibility
Category A
To enable graduates of a New Zealand university, who are registered and enrolled for a doctoral degree at a New Zealand university, to travel overseas for short periods to:
a) present research work at conferences, and/or
b) conduct research leading towards the New Zealand doctoral degree for which they are enrolled.
Fellows must retain their New Zealand doctoral registration during the tenure of their award.
Category B
To enable graduates of a New Zealand university whose normal occupation does not allow them to follow up original ideas and undertake research, to carry out research in a New Zealand university.
Category C
To enable any university staff member who is a graduate of a New Zealand university to take leave to carry out in New Zealand original work in organisations outside their own institutions.
Category D
To enable any university staff member who is a graduate of a New Zealand university to take leave and travel overseas, other than at the time of their normal entitlement for refresher leave and additional to it, to undertake short periods (generally not more than 3 months) of research in important recent developments relevant to their specialities.
These awards are not intended to run concurrently or sequentially to study/refresher leave.
| Amount | varies |
| Tenure | varies |
| Closing Dates | 01 Aug 2011 |
| | Please note that applications forms are only available from approximately 8 weeks ahead of the closing date. For external scholarships, please refer to details on the External Web Site below. |
| External Web Site | New Zealand Vice Chancellors Committee website |
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