William Georgetti Scholarship is awarded to commemorate William Georgetti, who incorporated this scholarship and passed away on 7 Feb, 1943. The major objective of the William Georgetti Scholarships is to encourage postgraduate study and research, normally in New Zealand, in a field that, in the opinion of the Scholarship Board, is important to the social, cultural or economic development of New Zealand.
During his lifetime Mr Georgetti farmed an extensive property at Fernhill, near Hastings, ‘Crissoge’. He believed that “whatever fluctuations there may be in prices for primary produce and in land values and whatever vicissitudes the said Dominion may pass through farming land will always be the most stable asset in which to invest money.
Eligibility requirements include:
- Have resided in New Zealand for a period of at least five years immediately preceding the year of selection
- Be of good moral character and repute
- Be of good health certified to by a physician of repute
- Hold a degree of a university in New Zealand or elsewhere or any other academic qualification of a university or other institution of learning (in New Zealand or elsewhere) reasonably equivalent in the opinion of the Scholarship Board to a degree of a university in New Zealand
There is around $20,000 per year for Masters Study and $30,000 per year for doctoral study. Those students studying overseas the emolument shall be at a rate around $NZ 45000 per year.
The number of scholarships awarded in any year is determined by the Selection Committee.
Deadline: 1st October, 2012
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