The Royal Society of New Zealand and the Freemasons NZ have recently launched a new scholarship.
The Freemasons NZ Science Travel Award is available for anyone wanting financial assistance for travel and registration to attend Hands on Science 2012.
Full details and the application form are available on the Royal Society’s web site.
The Scholarship section on the How Much Will it Cost? page has been updated with more information on the Disability Information and Support Grants.
Disability Information and Support (DI&S) at the University of Otago is offering two grants, to a maximum value of $1,000 each, for students who have an impairment to assist them to attend Hands-On Science. Applications must be received by October 31.
For full details, including the procedure to apply, take a look at this information sheet.
The Scholarship section on the Cost page has been updated. New forms and information sheets are now available for the Ngā mahi-a-ringa Pūtaiao and the Pacific Islands scholarships.
Applications must be received by the September 15th for the Ngā mahi-a-ringa Pūtaiao scholarship and by October 7th for the Pacific Islands scholarship.
There are 3 major changes to the registration process for Hands-On Science.
Hands-On Science will now only be available for students entering Year 12 or Year 13 in the year of the camp. So for example for Hands-On Science 2012, you would need to be in year 11 or year 12 this year to be eligible. For Science Fair Prizewinners who may be younger than this, we will defer attendance until you are year 12 or 13. Continue reading
The 23rd Hands-On Science (HOS) will be held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, from 15 to 20 January 2012. Download the 2012 Enrolment Book for full details.
The goal of Hands-On Science is to demonstrate, in a friendly and interactive environment, some of the activities that scientists are involved in and to encourage talented young New Zealanders to consider science as a career. We do this by bringing over 200 secondary students to New Zealand’s oldest and most attractive university, an institution having an international reputation for excellence in scientific research and teaching. Continue reading