{"id":1114,"date":"2020-08-11T14:51:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T02:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/?p=1114"},"modified":"2020-08-11T14:51:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T02:51:05","slug":"te-hau-kainga-summer-scholarships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.otago.ac.nz\/tetumuresearch\/te-hau-kainga-summer-scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Te Hau K\u0101inga Summer Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a M\u0101ori university student? Would you like to a do a research project over summer \u2013 and get paid for it?\u00a0 The Te Hau K\u0101inga: M\u0101ori Home Front project has three summer scholarships available, starting in December. Under supervision, you can develop your own research project in your own home area, whether a historical report, a m\u014dteatea, a video, or such like \u2013 something that you can share with your wh\u0101nau and community.\u00a0 Or you can undertake a project with one of our partner institutions.\u00a0 If you\u2019re keen and interested, read the information and get in touch!\u00a0 If you know of someone who might be interested, please pass this on to them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2020\/2021 Summer Scholarships<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Te Hau K\u0101inga is a University of Otago-based research project supported by the Marsden Fund to investigate M\u0101ori experiences within New Zealand during World War Two.\u00a0\u00a0 The project is offering three summer scholarships for 2020\/2021 for\u00a0<u>M\u0101ori<\/u>\u00a0students in their second year or above enrolled at a New Zealand university.\u00a0 The purpose of the scholarships is to enable a promising student the opportunity to undertake sustained research work over the summer period.<\/p>\n<p>Under the supervision of the project leaders, successful applicants will get to design their own projects and outputs, in English, i roto i te reo Ma\u0304ori ra\u0304nei, which may include (but not be limited to) a written history, waiata, exhibition, or artwork that can be shared with wh\u0101nau. Alternatively, Te Hau K\u0101inga can suggest a suitable research project, perhaps based in one of our partner institutions.\u00a0 Depending on the nature of the proposed research, successful candidates can be based anywhere within New Zealand. \u00a0Summer scholarship recipients will also be involved in public initiatives designed to showcase the project to the wider community, including writing a blog post about their research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Each scholarship has a value of $5,000 to be paid as a stipend in four instalments directly to the student\u2019s nominated bank account (see details of payment dates and conditions below). Extra funding for travel or other expenses will be available if required.<\/li>\n<li>The student is expected to contribute a minimum of 400 hours (or ten weeks) to the project, starting in December.<\/li>\n<li>The approved research project will take place, exclusive of vacation time, between December 2020 and February 2021.<\/li>\n<li><em>All applications and associated documents must be submitted by 5pm Thursday 1 October 2020<\/em>. These will include: a brief curriculum vitae (including a statement detailing any research experience to date, and contact details for two academic referees) and an academic transcript. \u00a0If you have your own ideas about what you would like to research, please also attach a one-page research plan.<\/li>\n<li>The successful applicant will be a student of New Zealand M\u0101ori descent who was studying at 200 level or higher in 2020, and who will be enrolling for study at Otago or another New Zealand university in 2021. Applicants with suitable skills and a background in the humanities and\/or the social sciences are eligible. Students considering enrolling in a postgraduate degree, typically an Honours, Masters or PhD programme, are especially welcome to apply.<\/li>\n<li>Summer Scholarships are not to be used to fund student research being undertaken for credit towards a degree\/diploma.<\/li>\n<li>The student must not be receiving alternative scholarship support for the same project or any other project over the same timeframe. The student may hold only one Summer Scholarship in total.<\/li>\n<li>Students who currently hold a PhD or Master\u2019s Scholarship are not eligible for a Summer Scholarship. Students with one of these scholarships and who are on a deferral over the summer period are also not eligible for a Summer Scholarship.<\/li>\n<li>The studentship will be paid by the University of Otago Scholarships Office in three instalments of $1,500 with a final $500 payment in March providing a satisfactory report on the project is received no later than 28 February 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To discuss the scholarship and possible projects please contact the project leaders:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@maorihomefront.nz\">info@maorihomefront.nz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to apply, complete and submit this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maorihomefront.nz\/assets\/Uploads\/59a92e739c\/Te-Hau-Kainga-application-form.pdf\">Te Hau K\u0101inga application form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the research outputs of previous summer scholarship recipients.<\/p>\n<p>Connor Aston, Ng\u0101ti Ruanui (Waikato University)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indd.adobe.com\/view\/3ca0faf8-8646-4ca1-8a1d-1687245f157d\"><em>For K\u012bngi and Country: Waikato During the Second World War<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dylan Thomas, Raukawa, Hauraki (University of Otago)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indd.adobe.com\/view\/3ca0faf8-8646-4ca1-8a1d-1687245f157d\"><em>M\u0101ori and Hockey: More than a Game<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Quinnell, Ng\u0101 Ruahine, Taranaki, T\u016bwharetoa (Massey University)\u00a0[Artworks]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maorihomefront.nz\/en\/whanau-stories\/the-trench-digger\/\">https:\/\/www.maorihomefront.nz\/en\/whanau-stories\/the-trench-digger\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maorihomefront.nz\/en\/whanau-stories\/jordans-second-image\/\">https:\/\/www.maorihomefront.nz\/en\/whanau-stories\/jordans-second-image\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For further information on the Te Hau K\u0101inga project, please see:\u00a0<a class=\"ss-broken\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maorihomefront.nz\/\">https:\/\/www.maorihomefront.nz\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Project Leaders: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Professor Lachy Paterson,<\/p>\n<p>Te Tumu: School of M\u0101ori, Pacific &amp; Indigenous Studies<\/p>\n<p>University of Otago.<\/p>\n<p>Ph: 03-479-8462<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor Angela Wanhalla,<\/p>\n<p>History Programme,<\/p>\n<p>University of Otago.<\/p>\n<p>Ph: 03-479-8462<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a M\u0101ori university student? 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