Are you interested in New Zealand history? Are you looking for scholarship funding? If you have a BA (hons) first class in History or M\u0101ori Studies then you’re in luck. Two Centre members, Michael Stevens and Angela Wanhalla, are seeking applicants for MA scholarships attached to their respective Royal Society of New Zealand research projects. See the details below for further information.<\/p>\n
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MA Scholarship in New Zealand History<\/strong><\/p>\n History or background of award<\/strong><\/p>\n The scholarship is attached to a Rutherford Discovery Fellowship project led by Dr. Angela Wanhalla (Department of History and Art History, University of Otago) on \u2018The Politics of Intimacy in New Zealand History\u2019, and funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand.<\/p>\n Purpose of award<\/strong><\/p>\n Applications are invited from suitably qualified students interested in working on an aspect of private life and the law, particularly associated with the governance and control of marriage in New Zealand, during the nineteenth and\/or twentieth centuries. Potential areas of investigation include, but are not limited to: marital violence; bigamy; arranged marriage; customary marriage and the law; cross-cultural relationships and the law; M\u0101ori marriage; co-habitation; marital property.<\/p>\n Selection criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n The successful applicant will have a BA honours (first class), or equivalent in History. A background in New Zealand history is preferred.<\/p>\n Number of awards offered<\/strong><\/p>\n One<\/p>\n Value<\/strong><\/p>\n $16,000 stipend, plus tuition fees<\/p>\n Tenure of award<\/strong><\/p>\n One year, or two years part-time.<\/p>\n Start date:<\/strong><\/p>\n You may begin the thesis at any stage during 2015, or by 1 July 2016 at the latest.<\/p>\n