Apply
All application materials (PDFs) should be sent Dr Kirk L. Hamilton, Secretary of the PSNZ (kirk.hamilton@otago.ac.nz) NO LATER than 5 pm, July 13, 2011.
Applicants must be in at least their second year (or equivalent) of full-time PhD study at a Tertiary Institution in New Zealand and no more than one year should have elapsed since the PhD was conferred.
All applicants must be a member of the PSNZ.
A complete application includes the following:
1. A summary of the PhD to-date (no more than 10 pages) placing it in the context of its contribution to the associated research field and taking particular care to outline the PhD components and their logical progression and the variety/complexity of techniques used. The supervisor(s) should have minimum input into the writing of this summary.
2. An abstract of a substantial component of the PhD to be presented ORALLY in a 20-minute talk at the Society’s Annual Meeting. The abstract should be formatted according to the instructions for authors normally used for the Proceedings of the PSNZ. Again, the supervisor(s) should have minimum input into the writing of the abstract.
3. Curriculum vitae.
4. A brief report/reference should be submitted separately by the supervisor(s). It should include:
(i) a fair assessment of the balance of input from student/supervisor/other people into the protocol design, conduct of experiments and scientific interpretation and
(ii) a statement about the degree of input from the supervisor(s) into the writing of the submitted summary.
After Application:
Applications will be assessed by a Committee appointed by PSNZ Council.
• A short-list will be compiled.
• All applicants will be notified of the results of the preliminary screening at least one month before the Society’s Annual Meeting.
• Short-listed applicants will be expected to present a 20-minute talk, followed by 10 minutes for questions, at the Society’s Annual Meeting.
• The quality of the presentation and the ability to answers questions will be judged by the above Committee and will contribute to the selection of the winner.
• The Winner(s) will be announced at the Society’s Dinner.
• The Prize is a Certificate and a cheque for $500.
• No award shall be made if none of the work merits such recognition.