Hope Foundation Scholarship for Research on Ageing
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
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:
- 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.
- Applicants must be enrolled or intending to enrol full-time or part-time in a Masters (by thesis) or Doctoral study at Victoria University of Wellington.
- Applicants' research must be in a topic related to ageing.
- Applicants must be New Zealand citizen or permanent residents.
Applications will be accepted from a wide range of disciplines in line with the HOPE Foundation’s philosophy of encouraging eclectic research into ageing and its effects on individuals and society.
The basis of selection will be:
- The quality of the research proposal
- The relevance of the research to the ageing population and the HOPE Foundation’s objectives
- The academic merit of the applicant as measured by the grade point average assessed over the applicant’s two most recent years of equivalent full-time study
- The Selection Committee is not obligated to make an award in any year if it determines that there are no applications of sufficient merit