Kate Sheppard Memorial Award
The Kate Sheppard Memorial Award Trust was set up to establish an annual award to provide an opportunity for a woman to develop her potential by undertaking further education, study, research or training in areas which are of value in the community of New Zealand.
The Trust was established by a group of Christchurch women, who were also responsible for the commissioning of the Kate Sheppard National Memorial which commemorates the 1993 centennial of women’s suffrage in New Zealand.
This award (amount set either annually or biennially depending on funds by the Kate Sheppard Memorial Award Trust Advisory Committee) is available to women holding NZ Citizenship or Permanent Residency who are undertaking a special project or post graduate study of value to the wider NZ community. It is very rare for this award to be awarded for anyone studying for an undergraduate degree so consider very carefully whether you wish to apply if you are not either studying for a post graduate degree or are undertaking a special project that would be of interest to New Zealand.
The amount of the award for 2024 will be $2500 (though it may increase to $3000) with applications opening on the 1st January 2024 and closing on the 30th June 2024. Any applications received after that date will not be considered for the award.
Application forms can be downloaded here or can be sent to you directly by e-mail (katesheppardtrust@gmail.com) or by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to:
Kate Sheppard Memorial Award Trust
PO Box 29-516
Riccarton
Christchurch
Copies of all application forms are photocopied to all the members of the Advisory Trust so either send 7 copies of your application or refrain from pasting them or binding them. Thank you.
To read more about Kate Sheppard and her fight for the vote for NZ Women then the NZ Edge web page is one of the better sites.
The Committee
The Committee of the Kate Sheppard Memorial Award consists of representatives from the following organisations:
Contact Information:
Karena Brown
Chairperson
Friends of Kate Sheppard Memorial Trust
Altrusa International - Christchurch Association of Anglican Women
Dame Adrienne Stewart Dame Alison Roxburgh
Dame Jenny Shipley Dr Karen Bailey
Joyce Wallace Judith Sutherland
Karen Middlemiss - in memory of Lois Middlemiss Liz Baxendine
Mayor Lianne Dalzeil Meadow Mushrooms
National Council of Women, Christchurch Branch Ruth Dyson
Soroptimists Christchurch Theresa Gattung
Zonta Club of Christchurch Canterbury