Arthritis NZ Summer Scholarships

The purpose of this scholarship is to engage and support students in research in the area of arthritis under the supervision of an experienced research professional working in academia, health service provision or other types of institutional organisations. Arthritis NZ uses its research funding programme to achieve four key objectives, including to contribute to the body of research that seeks to determine the cause of arthritis, prevention of arthritis, improvement of early diagnosis, and treatment of all forms of arthritis. The Summer Scholarships are granted for small research projects with the intention of enabling students to develop valuable research skills. Projects are to be undertaken over the course of a 10–12-week period.

Applications

• Applications are to be completed and received from supervisors of research projects.
• Please note that applicants must complete an official Arthritis NZ Summer Scholarships application form. A maximum of 5 pages is allowed per application.
• All applicants must also include a copy of their CV with their application using the template provided.
• Students must be enrolled at a New Zealand university or polytechnic and be in the third year of study at undergraduate level or above.
• Research projects must be related to arthritis with the precise topic to be determined by the student and their supervisor(s). Research projects must also clearly align with Arthritis NZ’s four key objectives and our Research Action Plan (2021-2023)
• All applications must be addressed to Dr Richard Griffiths and submitted via email only in PDF format to [email protected] .

Additional Information

For further information about our Summer Scholarships programme, please click on the following link: https://www.arthritis.org.nz/research/summer-scholarships/ .

Please note that applicants are also able to download a number of documents from our website as part of the application process. These are the advertisement for our 2023/2024 Summer Scholarships round, our Information and Conditions Form (which has a lot of important points to consider), our Summer Scholarships application template, our Summer Scholarships reporting template, and the CV template that is to be used by all applicants.

For More Information Please Contact: Dr Richard Griffiths, Research Manager at Arthritis New Zealand. Phone: 027 293 6709. Email: [email protected]