Frank Hutchinson Postgraduate Scholarship
When the NZIF Foundation was established by the New Zealand Institute of Forestry in December 2011, the Trustees agreed to take over the Frank Hutchinson Postgraduate Scholarship.
| Open for 2024 |
The Foundation is offering one scholarship of $2,000 in 2024 - Now closed for 2024 |
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Purpose: |
The Frank Hutchinson Postgraduate Scholarship is open to students enrolled for a forestry or forestry related postgraduate degree at a New Zealand University. It recognises excellence at the student level and rewards innovation and entrepreneurial potential. In assessing applications, the judges will have regard to:
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Funding: |
The Frank Hutchinson Postgraduate Scholarship is funded from the Foundation’s general funding. |
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Size and term of Award |
An annual award of up to $2,000 is offered. |
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Applications: |
Frank Hutchinson Postgraduate Scholarship Application Closed. |
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Background information |
Frank Hutchinson was appointed as a lecturer in forest utilisation at the first forestry school at Canterbury University College in 1924, staying there until the school closed in 1933. He was admitted as a member of the then two year old New Zealand Institute of Foresters in 1929 and was elected President for a two year term in 1954. |
RECORD OF AWARDS
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Year |
Awardee |
Topic |
Amount |
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2024 |
James Power |
Investigate the stabilisation of soils disturbed by harvesting in steep terrain immediately and up to 3 years post-harfest. | $2,000 |
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2023 |
Simon Smith |
Identify a process for identification of unstable terrain as it relates to forest operations. | $2,000 |
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2022 |
Not awarded |
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| 2021 |
Ashleigh Mosen M.Sc. (Genetics) Student at Massey University |
Alternatives to use of copper fungicide to control Dothistroma needle blight | $1,000 |
| 2020 |
No Award made |
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| 2019 |
Monique Hall, |
Best conditions for planting environmentally sensitive late-successional plant species in restored urban forest. | $1,000 |
| 2018 | Yannina Whiteley, M.For.Sc. student at the University of Canterbury | Spatially explicit empirical models for tree-top faults and single-tree wind-throws in Pinus radiata at Geraldine Forest. | $1,000 |
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2017 |
Michael Pay, 2nd year M.For.Sc. student at the University of Canterbury |
Estate modelling for a multi-species, multi-objective forest |
$1,000 |
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2016 |
Tingdong Guo, Ph.D. student at the University of Canterbury |
Effects of post-earthquake redevelopment on urban forests in Christchurch |
$1,000 |
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2015 |
Virginia Christians, Master of Supply Chain Management at Massey University |
Log exporting, with emphasis on how cooperative competition in logistics activities could add value to the forest industry |
$1,000 |
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2014 |
Matt Waghorn, Ph.D. student at the University of Canterbury. |
Understanding the ecophysiological and biomechanical response of juvenile Pinus radiata to water deficits. |
$1,000 |
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2013 |
Chris Meaclem, Master of Mechanical Engineering student, University of Canterbury |
Developing a teleoperated robot that would take harvesting workers out of steep slopes and allow them to operate machines from a safe, remote distance. |
$1,000 |
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2012 |
No award made |
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