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Scholarships
Health Research Council (HRC) Summer Studentships (Ethics)
Ethics summer studentships provide $7500 for students to research and explore ethical issues facing New Zealand by working on a project under the supervision of an experienced researcher or ethicist over 10 weeks during the summer holidays.
Te Rau Puawai
Te Rau Puawai aims to increase professionalism in the Māori mental health workforce. It supports Massey University students who are studying towards a qualification in this field.
Prizes and awards
School of Nursing
Jodee Redmond Memorial Award
To honour the life of much-respected community nurse Jodee-Anne Genevieve Redmond Wager, the Jodee Redmond Memorial Award was created in 2020 by her family to recognise a first-year Bachelor of Nursing student who demonstrates personal qualities that are important within the nursing profession. These include generosity of spirit, empathy towards patients and whānau, honesty, integrity, and the ability to positively influence others through words and actions. Students are nominated by lecturers and clinicians.
The award is worth $500.
School of Health Sciences
Ken Munro Award
The Ken Munro Award was established in memory of Kenneth John Sutherland Munro to recognise his leadership as Chief Executive Officer of the Disabled Persons Assembly NZ, and to keep alive the ideas he exemplified and promoted — including commitment, self-confidence and leadership.
One award is made annually as a cheque to the value of 80% of the interest earned from the trust fund established for the Ken Munro Award. Students enrolled in 147101: Rehabilitation Studies are eligible.
The award is made to a student who has made significant contributions to disabled people. Such contributions may be measured by personal commitment, leadership, advocacy, volunteer work, personal development or academic work in 147101: Rehabilitation Studies.
The Course Coordinator for the Rehabilitation Studies course will consult with the Head of School, Health Sciences in selecting the successful candidate.
School of Social Work
Mary Ann Baskerville Field Educator Award
The Mary Ann Baskerville Field Educator Award recognises the work of two outstanding field educators, who can be studying towards either the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) or Master of Applied Social Work (MAppSW).
Mary Ann Baskerville is a past staff member of the School of Social Work. She established the Field Education programme at Massey University and made major contributions to the field education profession over 30 years.
Written nominations are sought from:
- field educators who have a BSW or MAppSW student on placement
- students enrolled in 179355, 179455, 179789 or 179890
- school field education staff
- school mid-placement visitors.
Selection for the award is made by the Head of School based on recommendations from the Field Education Team.
The award is worth $100 in book vouchers.
Merv Hancock Prize
The Merv Hancock Award was established in honour of Dr Mervyn Wilkinson Hancock, who founded the Bachelor of Social Work programme at Massey University with Whāea Ephra Garrett in 1987.
Widely acknowledged as the father of modern social work in New Zealand, Merv Hancock achieved a great deal during his life as a child welfare officer, an academic, a counsellor, a historian, and a Palmerston North city councillor.
The award recognises student achievement in one of more of the following areas:
- student welfare and support
- social and recreational administration
- class leadership
- any other activity that contributes to the wellbeing and reputation of students in their BSW degree.
Candidates are nominated by their peers and School of Social Work staff. Fourth-year Bachelor of Social Work students are eligible.
The award is worth $500. In the event of multiple recipients, the prize is equally shared.
Ephra Garrett Prize
The Ephra Garrett Prize was established in honour of Whāea Ephra Garrett, who ran Massey University’s first Women’s Studies course in 1978 and founded the Bachelor of Social Work programme with Merv Hancock in 1987. She built a Māori dimension into teaching and research in the Departments of Social Work and Psychology.
The Ephra Garrett Award recognises the achievements of a Māori student in one or more of the following areas:
- student/whānau welfare and support
- social and recreational administration
- whānau/class leadership
- any other activity that contributes to the wellbeing and reputation of Māori students in their BSW degree.
Candidates are nominated by their peers and School of Social Work staff. Fourth-year Bachelor of Social Work students are eligible.
The award is worth $500. In the event of multiple recipients, the prize is equally shared.
Ian Shirley Award
The Ian Shirley Award was established in honour of Professor Ian Francis Shirley, who was New Zealand’s first professor of public policy and an advocate for social justice. He was appointed as a lecturer in the Social Work Unit at Massey University in 1977, and in 1982 he succeeded Merv Hancock as the director of the unit.
Ian was the first Head of Department to be based on the Albany campus, and his leadership was instrumental in social work and social policy being offered at Albany. Ian made a significant and lasting contribution to social policy, community development and social work.
The Ian Shirley Award recognises significant student academic achievement in social policy courses undertaken as part of a completed qualification. It is awarded annually to a student in their graduating year with the highest combined GPA across the 279-prefix courses within the BSW or BA (Social Policy) qualification.
The award is worth $500. In the event of multiple recipients, the prize is equally shared.
Social Work Practice Award
The Social Work Practice Award recognises a student who has demonstrated a high practice standard, competence and contribution to the social work field.
Nominations for this award can come from field educators, external supervisors, placement agency staff and service users. You can also self-nominate.
The Programme Coordinator for Rehabilitation Studies will consult with the National President of the DPA and the Head of School, Health Sciences in selecting the successful candidate. The recipient may be any full-time or part-time student enrolled in BSW Year 4 courses.
The award is worth $250.
Academic Excellence Award (BSW Year 4)
The BSW Academic Excellence Award recognises a fourth-year social work student who has demonstrated academic excellence.
The award is made on the basis of overall academic merit for the highest aggregate final mark in social work courses at Massey, with a minimum requirement of an A-grade. Students with other outstanding achievements such as publishing a paper will also be considered. Multiple prizes may be awarded at the discretion of the Head of School.
Nominations for this award can come from Auckland campus social work and social policy staff.
The award is worth $250.
Te Tohu Iti Kahurangi Award
Te Tohu Iti Kahurangi Award recognises a student who has demonstrated any of the following:
- high academic achievement
- exemplary field education practice
- cultural practice
- skill in resolving an ethical or values-related challenge during their study or placement.
The recipient may be any full-time or part-time student enrolled in BSW Year 3 and 4 or MASW Year One and Two courses.
Nominations can come from other students in the School of Social Work at the Auckland campus.
This award is worth $500.
Academic Excellence Award (MASW Year 2)
The Master of Applied Social Work Academic Award recognises a second-year student who has demonstrated academic excellence. This is assessed on the basis of all of a student’s social work and social policy-related academic work. Students with other outstanding achievements such as publishing a paper will also be considered.
Nominations are made by Auckland campus social work and social policy staff.
The award is worth $250.
Previous award recipients
Jodee Redmond Memorial Award
2023 – Meg Higgs
2022 – Brianna Davis
2021 – Issac Wade
Ken Munro Award
2022 – Ana-Leigh Rowe
2021 – Jessica Goodman and Rhiannon Voice
2020 – Clare Jeffries
2019 – Hannah Doughty
Mary Ann Baskerville Field Educator Award
2023 – Trish Fleming, Bronwyn Larsen
2022 – Ruth Dudley and Karlie Willis
2021 – Dulkani Abeysinghe and Marni Otway
2020 – Santana Mackey and Paulette Munday
2019 – Trish Karena and Janice Stirling
2018 – Shelley Plummer, Mathew Keen and Lynda Walker
2017 – Michelle McElhinney and Rijo Kanjirathingal
2016 – Jenny Pepworth and Sandra Fuller
2015 – Gerard Pickwell and Terry Lloyd-West
2014 – Niusulu Hellescoe and Kurschteen Hawthorne-King
2013 – Anne-Marie Osborne and Jane Lee
2012 – Marlene Thorn and Patricia Wallace
2011 – Sharyn McKenna and Janice Brown
2010 – Jean Hera and Robyn Scott
2009 – Sue Abraham and Brad Grimmer
2008 – Bruce Maden and Marlene Ware
2007 – John Kavanagh, Anne Thompson and Elizabeth Holder
Merv Hancock Prize
2023 – Bec Hancock
2022 – Melinda Konui
2021 – Marcalla Pearce
2020 – Thomas Read
2019 – Alexandra Bond and Samuel Lewis
2018 – Samuel Dent
2017 – Jessica Schaw and Zoe Mayhew
2016 – Amy Viles
2015 – Elizabeth Douglas
2014 – Melanie Comber
2013 – Hannah Keller and Helen King
2012 – Kimberley Dewhurst
2011 – Amy Barkess
2010 – Leon Tufuga
2009 – Erica Morrison
2008 – Victoria Robinson
2007 – Christine Grimmett and Barry Heal
2006 – Rebecca Kooge
2005 – Rebecca Olul
2004 – Sarah Bonnington
2003 – Jane Parsons
2002 – Suzanne O'Kane
Ephra Garrett Prize
2023 – Tracy Edwards
2022 – Moana Woods
2021 – Samantha Davis
2020 – Rachel Smith
2019 – Tony Swift
2018 – Gayle Moana-Johnson
2017 – Sharna-Lee Haimona
2016 – Karlie Willis and Enjoli Hollis-Slack
2015 – Natahlia Cairns
2014 – Kenneth Robinson
2013 – Patsy Te Are
2012 – Rosina Montagnani
2011 – Tracey Robinson
2010 – Petra Crosswell
2009 – Eddy Hodge
2008 – Selina Moore
2007 – Janeen Cross
2006 – Mihikore Davis
2005 – Andrea Watson
2004 – Lorraine Smith
2003 – Thomas Ngaruhe
2002 – Sharon Nikora
Ian Shirley Award
2022 – Lainey Phillips & 2023 Lena Bath
2021 – Alyssa Cowie
2020 – Rupert Taylor
2019 – Jacqueline Henry
Social Work Practice Award
2023 – Madison Finnigan-Degarnham
2022 – Arun Pillai
2021 – Ashleigh Blunden
2020 – Suliasis Maasi
2019 – Rumbi Mutukumira
2018 – Kalayvani Perumal
2017 – Tsitsi Kavumbura
Academic Excellence Award (BSW Year 4)
2023 – Christina Reed
2022 – Leanne Harris
2021 – Anna Jackson
2020 – Rebecca Giller
2019 – Jacqueline Henry
2018 – Nicole Irwin
2017 – Helen Watson
Te Tohu Iti Kahurangi Award
2023 – Siafu Andrews
2022 – Christina Webb
2021 – Rosemary Sykes
2020 – Grace Mua
2019 – Sunny Song
2018 – Laura Sell
2017 – Jonathan Selu
Academic Excellence Award (MASW Year 2)
2023 – Brooke Settle
2022 – Sarah Jane Haggerty
2021 – Amanda Church