GRANTS & AWARDS

NZPSA Bi-Annual Grant

At the 2013 AGM it was decided that we would establish a bi-annual grant of up to $2,000 for a project that will benefit NZPSA collectively or a significant part of it such as a Network, the Women’s Caucus or the Postgraduate Body. New Networks can be formed for the purpose of applying for funding by gathering ten NZPSA members together and contacting the Executive. NZPSA collectives and individual members are therefore invited to submit applications for project funding by 5pm 17 July 2020 to the President of the NZPSA who will establish a committee to assess them.

Ideas and rationale for projects

1. The sorts of projects we might fund include postgraduate conferences or writing retreats, specialist workshops leading to a significant publication, travel to assist a keynote conference speaker or other events on key political issues linked to the NZPSA annual conference, etc. 
2. The project should benefit a group of people (not just an individual) across institutions, thus offering benefit to the wider NZPSA community.
   

Rules for the 2020 Grant

1. Funds for the project need to be claimed and spent by the end of 2021: after that any award will be withdrawn.
2. Funds will be granted by bank transfer.
3. Project holders will be asked to send two progress reports to the NZPSA President, the first by 20 November 2020 and the second by 1 November 2021 so updates can be presented on the project at the AGMs in November / December.
4. Project holders need to send a full and final report on the project to the NZPSA President by 1 June 2022 including a budgetary statement accounting for funds spent, a list of participants, a description of the event, the benefits it brought to the NZPSA, and any longer term outcomes. Excerpts will be reported to the 2022 AGM.

To Apply

The next grant applications will be due to the NZPSA President by 17 July 2020. If no suitable project is presented, the grant will be offered in the following year. If the Committee determines that two equally worthwhile projects exist, the Executive will consider means to offer an equivalent grant for one of the projects in the following year.

Details to include in the application:

• Project holders’ name(s), institution, position and contact details and short bio
  
• Project title
  
• Project aims
  
• Project description
  
• Proposed benefit to the NZPSA community and/or a significant collectivity within it
  
• Amount requested
  
• Budget
  

UK PSA Award

The UKPSA offers up to one NZPSA members free registration, and  a contribution of around £500 towards travel and accommodation for their annual conference. In 2020 it will be held on 6-8 April in Edinburgh.

All members in good standing are eligible to apply. Applications are made directly to the UK PSA via the PSA Annual Conference International Visitor Scheme Application form found on the grants page of the PSA website.  

In return, one UKPSA member is also eligible for free registration at the annual NZPSA Conference, usual conference meals and up to three nights conference accommodation. Once a delegate is accepted for this award, the NZPSA will automatically accept the delegate's paper for the conference. The UKPSA selects the delegates in consultation with the NZPSA and the NZPSA Secretary then makes local arrangements with Conference Coordinators and the delegates. Priority is placed on postgraduates in their third year of study (at the time of the conference) and early career researchers as recipients, but the significant distance and funding required to attend can also be hurdles for postgraduate students. For these reasons many attendees are full time staff. All members are eligible to apply.

Details of relevant deadlines for the 2020 UKPSA Conference (6-8 April) in Edinburgh (paper submission deadlines, notification of acceptance dates, deadlines for applying for the Grant) can be found on the UKPSA Conference website.