The Pocknall NZIF Conference Attendance Award

Eligibility criteria:

  • A postgraduate student or someone in the first five years of their career in the New Zealand forest industry.
  • The applicant does not necessarily have to be an NZIF member.
  • The applicant does not have other direct financial support to assist with attending the conference.
  • The following factors will be considered when selecting the successful applicant:
    - How attending the conference will benefit the applicant personally and how they intend to apply the experience to contribute to their organisation or further study.
    - The relevance of the applicant’s work or study to New Zealand forestry and its alignment with the conference theme.
    - Demonstrated financial need.
    - The overall quality of the application, including clarity and effectiveness of communication.

Award

  • $1,000.00 to be used towards conference registration and events, travel and accommodation and other costs.
  • Meeting with the award donor at the conference.

Applications

Download this fillable form, complete it, and email a pdf to: foundation@nzif.org.nz

2025 Conference

Applications close: Friday at 5:00pm, 23rd May 2025

Successful awardee notified 30th May 2025

Application Form