Cat Pausé Postgraduate Scholarship

The Cat Pausé Postgraduate Scholarship is awarded to a master's degree student studying in the College of Creative Arts, College of Health, or the College of Humanities and Social Sciences who is able to demonstrate academic achievement, leadership, and community engagement. Dr Caitlin (Cat) Pausé was a senior lecturer at Massey University from 2008 until her death in March 2022. Cat's academic focus was on the impact of fat stigma on the health and well-being of fat people. At Massey, Cat was well-liked and respected by staff and students and is remembered for her generosity, humility and caring. This scholarship fund was founded by Cat's parents Paul and Megan Pausé who want this scholarship to benefit numerous generations of students at Massey and keep Caitlin's memory alive. The scholarship is preferably for areas of academic study that were important to Dr Pausé including but not limited to human development, public health, and fat studies. Studies which encourage or promote anti-obesity rhetoric or sentiment will not be considered.