Scholarships and awards

Project: Troubling ‘Choice’: Exploring and explaining techniques of moral reasoning for people living at the intersection of reproductive technologies, genetics, and disability.

The successful applicant will join a small research group based in Anthropology at the Universities of Otago and Auckland, and be a PhD student in the Department of Anthropology at Auckland.

The Kakano Fund was established in 1985 by the Association of Social Anthropologists of Aotearoa/New Zealand to assist MA students in Social Anthropology who are completing theses or dissertations. Funding of up to $250.00 is available to help cover thesis/dissertation preparation, such as expenses for computer use, typing, photocopying, tapes, photographic reproduction etc., and research expenses. Letters of application should include a short statement regarding the nature of the project, amount sought (up to $250.00), use to which funds will be put, and expected date of completion. A statement of support from the applicant’s main supervisor should also be included. Students will be notified of the address to which to apply when the application date is announced.

The Skinner Fund provides graduate students with up to $1,000 towards research costs. Notices are placed on the noticeboards, and closing date is mid-March.

Funding is available from Faculty and University as well as external sources. The Departmental PhD Advisor can provide further information.

First in Course Awards were established in 2010 by the University of Auckland Council. The main purpose of these Awards is to recognise the student(s) who obtained the highest overall mark in a taught course.

Regulations

• The Awards will be known as the “First in Course” Awards.
• The Award will be recorded on the recipients’ official academic transcript.
• The Awards will be allocated at the end of each semester to the student(s) whose academic performance identifies them as having achieved the highest final marks in a particular taught course. Recipients must have achieved a minimum final grade of A-.
• In the event that two or more students obtain a final percentage mark that is within a margin of +/- 0.5%, this award will be shared.
• Recipients of the Awards will be endorsed by The University of Auckland Council upon the recommendation of the relevant Dean of Faculty or their nominee.
• The University of Auckland Council has the power to amend or vary these regulations provided that there is no departure from the main purpose of these Awards.

Note:

• Directed reading and individual study courses, as defined by Faculties, are excluded from consideration for these awards.
• Winners will be notified by the Scholarships Office.

For more information on scholarships and awards availble to Anthrolopolgy students see the Scholarships website.