The Michael Taylor Memorial Award

In memory of Michael Taylor, former president and life member of the Tararua Tramping Club, the Michael Taylor Memorial Award is annually awarded to a Victoria University of Wellington student to support conservation research in the Wellington region. The award acknowledges the value of the future academic achievements and contributions that recipients will make, both to the University and to the wider community. The purpose of the award is to support a postgraduate student (Masters or PhD) with their associated research costs such as transport costs and extra research equipment to support them in the pursuit of active conservation field research focused on the Wellington region. The scholarship was established by the Tararua Tramping Club to honor a committed conservationist and support students working on conservation, biodiversity, and restoration ecology projects. Recipients are expected to act as ambassadors for the Centre for Biodiversity and Restoration Ecology and will receive one year of membership to the Tararua Tramping Club, as well as present their research findings to the club during the award year.