Applications for National 2011 Peace Scholarships opened on Human Rights Day

12 December 2010

Applications for White Poppy Peace Scholarships for research during the 2011 academic year opened on Human Rights Day, 10 December, to draw attention to the link between militarism and human rights, see http://www.peacescholar.org.nz for more information.

* About the Peace Scholarships

The Peace Scholarships comprise at least two grants that are awarded each year to assist with research into:
• the impacts of militarism, militarisation and warfare;
• alternatives to militarism, militarisation and warfare; or
• collective non-violent responses to state violence.
The Peace Scholarships are for students at any tertiary education institution in Aotearoa New Zealand. Each grant is a minimum of $1,000 - one is for a Maori or Moriori student, with the other/s open to any student with New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency.

The Peace Scholarships are entirely funded by donations, including those collected during the White Poppies for Peace Annual Appeal (17 to 24 April). The number and amount of the grants awarded annually is determined by the amount raised during each year.

The Peace Scholarships were launched by Professor Cynthia Enloe in Wellington on 30 October 2009. The inaugural Peace Scholarships for research during 2010 were awarded in April 2010 to Ryan Bodman and Marianne Bevan.

Ryan completed his dissertation for a Post Graduate Diploma in Arts in the Department of History at the University of Auckland in October 2010. The dissertation is about the Passive Resisters Union, the organisation established in early 1912 to peacefully resist compulsory military conscription, and is now available on the White Poppy Peace Scholarship web site.

Marianne is completing a Master of Development Studies at Victoria University, Wellington. Her research is titled 'A Gendered Approach to Police Reform: Addressing Masculinities in Policing Projects in Timor-Leste' and will be completed in April 2011.

* How to apply for a Peace Scholarship

Guidelines for applicants are available at http://www.peacescholar.org.nz and the application form is available on request from email peacescholarship@ymail.com The deadline for applications for Peace Scholarships to assist with research in the 2011 academic year is Friday, 11 February 2011.

* How you can support the Peace Scholarships

There are two ways you can support the Peace Scholarships - by making a donation, or by helping to collect donations for white poppies, an international symbol of remembrance for all the casualties of war and of peace. Your generosity will help to promote peace by directly supporting research into militarism, militarisation and warfare.

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