Updated on Feb 18th 2012
Other Awards/Grants
The opportunities listed here are not dispersed from the funds of NZFGW (Otago Branch) or NZFUW (Otago Branch) Charitable Trust, but the Branch plays a part in the dispersal of the Brenda Shore Awards, administers the funds of the Marion Fyfe Prize in Zoology and the NZ Medical Women’s Association Elective Scholarship, and supports the funding of some NZFGW and IFUW awards.
Brenda Shore Awards
Brenda Shore (1922 – 1993) was educated at Epsom Girls’ Grammar School and at Otago University where she gained a M.Sc. in 1946. She taught in the Botany Department at the University of Otago from 1945 until her retirement as Associate Professor in 1983. She held the New Zealand Federation of University Women Fellowship for study abroad in 1951, and spent three years in Cambridge, U.K., where she gained a Ph.D. in plant anatomy. She then returned to the University of Otago’s Botany Department. Ann Wylie, an Otago Branch member, recalled (in 2008) Brenda’s part in keeping the Botany Department going in difficult times and her painting botanically accurate pictures in later life.
Brenda Shore Awards are given by the University of Otago on the recommendations of NZFGW (Otago Branch). The Awards fund is in the gift of NZFGW (Otago Branch) through the bequest of Brenda Shore lodged through the University of Otago and administered by Trustees Executors.
Marion Fyfe Prize in Zoology
Marion Fyfe (1897 – 1986) taught Biology to medical students at the University of Otago. She was a foundation member of NZFUW in 1921, and was active in encouraging and guiding NZFUW in establishing postgraduate fellowships for research, which are still important in assisting women.
The Marion Fyfe Prize in Zoology is awarded to the female student who attains the highest level of achievement in Zoology at 400-level. Although the Otago Branch administers the funds for the Marion Fyfe Prize, it is awarded by the University of Otago.
NZ Medical Women’s Association Elective Scholarship
NZ Medical Women’s Association Elective Scholarship is awarded by the University of Otago on the recommendation of NZFGW (Otago Branch).
Applications are submitted to the Scholarships Office, University of Otago. The closing date for applications is 31 July in the year preceding that for which the scholarship is sought. Obtain details from the Scholarships Office or download from http://www.otago.ac.nz/study/scholarships/database/otago005543.pdf
NZFGW Awards and Fellowships
Several awards and fellowships are dispersed by the New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women (NZFGW). These include the Harriette Jenkins Awards, Postgraduate Fellowships, Mildred Keir Training Award, and the Susan Byrne Memorial Award. Visit http://www.nzfgw.org.nz/ or contact NZFGW National Executive, P O Box 6566, Dunedin 9059 for information and application details.
IFUW Fellowships and Grants
A number of fellowships and grants are dispersed by the International Federation of University Women (IFUW). Visit http://www.ifuw.org/index.shtml or contact IFUW Headquarters, 10 rue du Lac, CH-1207 Geneva, Switzerland, for information and application details.