RESOURCE MANAGEMENT LAW ASSOCIATION POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP : RULES 2008
The Resource Management Law Association of New Zealand Inc., may, at its pleasure, provide one or more annual postgraduate scholarships for study at any approved University under the conditions set out below. Scholarships may be awarded for study at a New Zealand or overseas university.
Purpose
To encourage graduate students from a variety of disciplines such as law, planning, engineering, geography, science, landscape architecture, urban planning and resource management, to focus their research theses or dissertations on topics related to the application of resource management in New Zealand.
Eligibility
The scholarship is open to any graduate student in a New Zealand university registered for a Masters (including an undergraduate Honours degree involving advanced levels of research and study at Masters degree level) or PhD Degree, or, at the discretion of the Association, registered for an approved course at some other University or educational institution approved by the Association.
Applicants for the scholarship must:
- have an excellent academic record (B+ or better);
- be a New Zealand citizen, or permanent resident;
- show that they are involved in extra curricular activities in addition to their studies.
Criteria for selection will be based on relevance of the proposed thesis or dissertation topic to advancing the study of resource management, within the context of resource management legislation in New Zealand and also to the prospective furtherance of the objects of the Association, which are to promote within New Zealand:
- An understanding of resource management law and its implementation in a multi-disciplinary framework;
- Excellence in resource management policy and process;
- Resource management processes which are legally sound, effective and efficient and which produce high quality environmental outcomes.
The scholarship will be awarded without restriction of gender, ethnic background, creed or age.
In cases where there is no candidate who is considered by the Selection Committee to be of sufficient merit, no award will be made.
Value and Tenure
One or more postgraduate scholarships per annum, where there are worthy recipients, may be awarded out of an annual fund of $15,000. The scholarship amount may be increased for a Doctoral student up to $25,000 in appropriate cases. Awards may be made subject to acceptance into restricted courses. Any such scholarship will be tenable for one year only. Commencement may be delayed to coincide with an overseas university academic year. Tenure will be for a year in which thesis or dissertation work is the major academic activity.
At the discretion of the Resource Management Law Association of New Zealand Inc any award may be paid to the recipient in instalments.
Co-Tenure
The Scholarship may be held concurrently with other bursaries, awards, or scholarships, provided that the rules of the other award permit this.
Reports
Scholarship holders shall make a report of progress of their programmes to the Selection Committee as it may require and shall make a final detailed report to that body on the conclusion of the award. Holders, as a condition of the award, will be expected to contribute at least one relevant academic article to the Resource Management Journal or Resource Management Theory & Practice (to the satisfaction of the Editor or Editorial Committee of that Journal) during or at the conclusion of the award (see also below).
Selection
The scholarship will be awarded on the recommendation of a Selection Committee whose membership includes the Chairperson of the NZVCC (or nominee), and two representatives of the Resource Management Law Association of New Zealand Inc. The Selection Committee may require some candidates to attend a personal interview as part of the selection process. If more than one candidate in any particular selection is considered worthy of being awarded the scholarship, the committee may consider splitting the emolument.
Applications
Applicants should apply for the scholarship by completing the application form supplied by the NZVCC. Applications must reach the Scholarships Officer of the New Zealand University at which the applicant is currently enrolled by 1 October.
With the application, candidates shall forward an outline detailing the subject of their proposed thesis/dissertation and the name of their supervisor.
Termination
The NZVCC shall have the power (after consultation with the Selection Committee) to terminate any such scholarship and the emolument at any time if it is not satisfied with the work or conduct of the scholarship recipient.
Publicity
Applicants shall agree to cooperate with any public announcement of the award of the scholarships by the Resource Management Law Association of New Zealand Inc., which may include photographs of and interviews with the scholarship recipients.
A successful Applicant shall, upon request, supply to the Resource Management Law Association of New Zealand Inc for the purpose of any such public announcement and any other related publicity, a memorandum containing appropriate biographical details and a statement of the Applicant’s relevant future intentions.
Contributions to Resource Management News or Journals
Scholarship recipients may also be requested to contribute, for publication in the Resource Management Journal (formerly the Resource Management News), Resource Management Theory & Practice (or any successor publication) or the Association’s Website, copies of any written material they may have prepared as part of the work recognised by the scholarship, and shall agree to any reasonable request, subject to any prior commitments to other publications which would preclude publication by the Resource Management Law Association.