About the Scholarship - DSM Scholarship

Applications will be open to fully financial members of NZEI Te Riu Roa or NZPF who meet the following criteria:

• Currently employed in a permanent position in the education sector, a state or state integrated school, early childhood education centre or by the Ministry of Education
• Have at least 10 years of consecutive service in the education sector employed in a New Zealand school or early childhood centre or by the Ministry of Education prior to the year of application
• Have been a full financial member of NZEI Te Riu Roa or NZPF for at least five consecutive years immediately prior to the year of application
• Have been active in professional associations, networks or groups relevant to the dissemination of their project

Plus preferably

• Hold a post graduate qualification in a field related to education.

The purpose of the Scholarship is to provide educational leaders with the opportunity for research study that honours the work of Dr David Stewart.

The successful proposal will reflect David Stewart’s strong sense of hope and of moral and ethical purpose, including the essence of his Te Ariki Project which was to

• Take up an intellectual challenge and make sense of complex issues
• See education as an intellectual activity where original ideas can be created
• Develop reflective professional practitioners
  Build a culture where staff enjoy working collaboratively.

In addition to alignment with David Stewart’s work applications must

• Have high academic integrity and rigour
• Focus on professional; leadership
• Reference and build on the philosophy of David’s work
  
  

The proposal must include an outline of the investigation or study including key points that indicate a clear understanding of the purpose of the Scholarship as well as a rationale, timeframe and an indication of those to be interviewed or conferences to be attended.

To ensure the evidence within a proposal is robust, David Stewart’s mechanisms such as peer review and quality assurance must be clearly established and identifiable in any project.

An applicant’s proposal must show an understanding of ethical research. There will be evidence of action to ensure the project fits ethical requirements.

Planning must also demonstrate prudent use of funding, including how and when the funding will be used and how the results of the completed proposal could be disseminated. This could include presentation of a paper at a conference, publication in a journal, an online website /programme

• February: Information on the web 
  -Organisation Responsible and Actions to be Taken: NZEI Te Riu Roa to ensure information is updated on website. NZPF and NZEI Te Riu Roa to send comms to members.
  
• End of July: Applications close
  -Organisation Responsible and Actions to be Taken: NZEI Te Riu Roa to update website. Applications to be forwarded to NZPF and NZEI Te Riu Roa members on Te Ariki Trust (currently Lynda Stuartand Liam Rutherford). NZEI Te Riu Roa to monitor DSMS inbox – NB: emails currently automatically send to “junk” – check there. 😊
  
• August: Shortlisting and interviews organised   
  -Organisation Responsible and Actions to be Taken: NZPF and NZEI Te Riu Ro
  
  
• September:  Interviews conducted   
  -Organisation Responsible and Actions to be Taken:  NZPF and NZEI Te Riu Roa
  
  September: Recipient advised     
  -Organisation Responsible and Actions to be Taken: NZPF and NZEI Te Riu Roa
  
  
• December: Full and final report received from the previous year’s scholarship recipient to the Board     
  -Organisation Responsible and Actions to be Taken:  NZPF and NZEI Te Riu Roa
  
  
• January: Funding released   
  -Organisation Responsible and Actions to be Taken: NZPF and NZEI Te Riu Roa

The panel convened by the invitation of the NZEI and NZPF National Presidents, has full discretion to decide to whom the Scholarship will be awarded and has full discretion to decide whether or not the Scholarship will be awarded in any year. The decision of the panel will be final and no correspondence will be entered. From time to time the NZEI and NZPF Presidents, will provide advice for the consideration of their National Executives on priorities for the Scholarship, the value of the Scholarship and its administration.

The NZEI and NZPF and Te Ariki Trust reserve the right to review the terms, conditions and operation of the David Stewart Memorial Scholarship.

NZEI, NZPF and Te Ariki Trust retain the right to refuse to publish a report and to claim back all or part of the Scholarship money forwarded to a successful applicant should the project not be completed, or not completed as set out in the proposal or the application form. NZEI and NZPF also retain the right to suspend a Scholarship and require repayment of the money should there be a breach of ethical requirements.

The purpose of the Scholarship is to provide educational leaders with the opportunity for research study that honours the work of Dr David Stewart.