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Post-graduate Scholarships
Each year, Market Economics Ltd offers one
scholarship of $1,500 to a post-graduate dissertation
student and one scholarship of $2,000 to a post-graduate
masters thesis student in Geography at the University of Auckland.
The purpose of the scholarships is to encourage
post-graduate research in the field of human and economic geography,
including GIS, by rewarding demonstrated ability and lowering financial
barriers.
Students enrolling in the Geography Honours or Masters
degree are eligible to
apply.
The full 2011 Geography Research Scholarship
Brief can be downloaded here:
 Scholarship
Brief
The 2011 Scholarship Application Form can be
downloaded here:
Scholarship
Application Form
The closing date for Masters thesis applications is 15
Feb 2011 and the closing date for dissertation applications is 18 June
2011.
For further information regarding these scholarships, contact Natalie
Hampson at Market Economics Ltd (natalie@marketeconomics.co.nz)
or David Hayward at the University of Auckland School
of Environmnent (d.hayward@auckland.ac.nz).
Previous Scholarship Recipients
2010 - Thomas Worley
Dissertation topic: Virtual Water Requirements of Auckland as an
Account of Apple, Orange and Milk Consumption
2010 - Amanda Gaddes
Thesis topic: Aging in the home: Exploring housing maintenance issues
and wellbeing in Orewa
2009 - Paula Vincent (Joint
Winner)
Thesis topic: Commercial Fisher participation in Fisheries Plans
development
2009 - Stephen
Fitzherbert (Joint Winner)
Thesis topic: Growing possibilities through alternative food networks?
Maori farmers' and organic agriculture in the Far North, New Zealand
2008 - Frederike Schubert
Thesis topic: The use of participatory budgeting in the management of
water resources in Porto Alegre, Brazil
2005 -
Susan
Fairgray
Thesis topic: Auckland’s Role in the Australasian Economy:
Implications for Regional Development Strategies
2005 -
Sally
Greenbrook
Thesis topic: The Role of Retirement Villages in New Zealand's Ageing
Society
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