GWNZ have awarded over $1M in scholarship grants for women’s education since 2010
Over $81,000 has been awarded by Graduate Women NZ for 12 scholarship winners to further their studies in 2021. From 115
applicants, these awardees were selected for their academic excellence, commitment to cutting-edge research and to
meeting the goals of GWNZ. The successful candidates are engaged in courses ranging from Masters to PhD level research
in areas including humanities, technology, education, psychology, environmental planning, healthcare, music and gender.
All 12 awardees accepted their scholarships and joined the awardee network and relevant GWNZ branch or independent
member network. Granted annually, these generous scholarships are made possible by the voluntary work of GWNZ’s members
as well as legacy bequests and donations. As two-time GWNZ Harriette Jenkins Award winner Anne Stephenson explains, “the
awards are life-changing and have inter-generational flow-on effects.”
Congratulations:GWNZ FellowshipVera Mey
PhD, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.Hester Bell Jordon
PhD, Music and Gender, McGill University, Canada.Paora Moyle
PhD, Health and Social Services, Victoria University, Wellington.Natalie Germann
PhD, Psychological Medicine, Otago University.Joanna (Jo) Wailling
PhD, Restorative Practice and Healthcare, Victoria University, Wellington.Vanessa Bramwell
PhD, People, Environment & Planning, Massey University.Pippa McKelvie-Sebileau
PhD, Population Health, University of Auckland.Bridget McNamara
PhD, Humanities & Social Sciences, Massey University.Lingjung Leathwick
PhD, Computer Science, University of Auckland.GWNZ Susan Byrne Memorial AwardStevee Rihia
Post Graduate Diploma in Planning, Massey University.Krystal Paix
Masters in Resource and Environmental Planning; Massey University.GWNZ Harriette Jenkins AwardAnne Stephenson
PhD, Education, Victoria University, Wellington.
GWNZ is proud to acknowledge and support these exemplary academics as a core outcome of GWNZ’s strategy to Think, Act
and Connect. Founded in 1921, Graduate Women New Zealand actively aims to empower women through education, advocacy and
community.Through GWNZ’s relationship with Graduate Women International, they are consultants to the United Nations and
its agencies alongside the important work they do in Aotearoa.
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