DR STELLA FRANCES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

1. Students who are enrolled or are intending to enrol in the final year of a masters degree at the University of Waikato.
2. Students who are undertaking research that applies to the conservation or environmental issues in the Waikato region.

No Separate Application or Fee is Required to get the scholarship, it will be automatically considered, once you enrolled for the program. Applicants should:

1. Submit a curriculum vitae highlighting the skills referred to above.
2. Submit a two to four-page proposal outlining your proposed study, including a timeline with significant milestones.
3. Provide written endorsement from your supervisor.
4. Provide contact details of a personal referee.
5. Be available for a short interview and associated assessments.
6. Provide certified copies of academic records if the study is not undertaken at the University of Waikato. The successful applicant will be required to present the completed research to the Waikato Regional Council and/or Waikato Conservation Board upon completion of the study.

1. He applicant's proposal should apply to conservation and environmental issues in the Waikato region (see map) and preferably encompass the themes referred to on the opposite page.
2. The applicant's work should be applicable in the region.
3. The applicant's proposal should be innovative and examine critical conservation and environmental issues in unusual contexts or consider new approaches to the study or management of existing conservation and environmental issues.
4. The applicant's proposal should contribute new knowledge to the study or management of the issue examined. Other Info After noting through previous experience “the ability of government departments to insulate themselves from the community”, Stella made the appreciation of community perspectives a hallmark of her own work, both in the Waikato and in Auckland, where she moved to in 1997. Stella was widely appreciated for her ability to relate with tangata whenua, departmental associates and local communities. Having earlier trained as a freshwater scientist with a PhD in freshwater ecology, Stella likened her later career to that of an ‘environmental GP’, playing a role for ecology similar to that of a general practitioner in health. Her greatest passion over the last four years of her life was the Firth of Thames marine and estuarine ecosystem.