Scholarships and awards

The funds for the bursary have been donated by Massey University staff, Dr Ian Stringer and Associate Professor Alastair Robertson, from conservation-related contracts they held. In 2019, the Heseltine Trust provided an additional $75,000 to the corpus of the fund and the Ecology Bursary was renamed the Heseltine Ecology Bursary.

This is a postgraduate scholarship. You will want to or be undertaking research in one of these subject areas:

• conservation biology
• ecology
• zoology

When choosing our recipient, we will consider your academic achievements and your proposed research project

Eligibility

You must:

• be studying full-time
• study on the Manawatū campus
• be studying in a specific subject area.

Application checklist

Please include the following with your application:

• a research outline
• your CV
• an academic reference, preferably from your research supervisor
• your academic transcripts for any tertiary study completed outside of Massey University

View the regulations for more details