Frank Hutchinson Postgraduate Scholarship

The Frank Hutchinson Postgraduate Scholarship is open to students enrolled for a forestry or forestry related postgraduate degree at a New Zealand University. It recognises excellence at the student level and rewards innovation and entrepreneurial potential. The scholarship was established to honor Frank Hutchinson, who was appointed as a lecturer in forest utilisation at the first forestry school at Canterbury University College in 1924. When the NZIF Foundation was established by the New Zealand Institute of Forestry in December 2011, the Trustees agreed to take over the Frank Hutchinson Postgraduate Scholarship. In assessing applications, the judges will have regard to academic record, student background and forestry aspirations, research project being undertaken, and presentation of application and communication of ideas. The scholarship is funded from the Foundation's general funding and provides support to students pursuing research in forestry and forestry-related fields.