The Trustees of the Green Foundation for Polynesian Research are offering a
limited number of grants-in-aid of up to circa $2000.00 to assist scholars
who have recently completed their doctoral degrees and are preparing
research material for publication or extending their research into a
post-doctoral programme. For this round of grants, the Trustees are focusing
Foundation support on research in the following subject areas: prehistory of
the Polynesians, historical linguistics of the Oceanic and Polynesian
sub-groups of Austronesian languages, and other anthropological studies
concerning Remote Oceanic ( especially Polynesian ) populations, their
historical and contemporary migrations.

Applicants must be New Zealand citizens or legally resident in New Zealand:
documentary proof of citizenship or residency is required if scholars were
not born in New Zealand. Letters of application should include a CV, an
abstract of the thesis or text accepted by the institution conferring the
doctoral degree, a description of the research being prepared for
publication or proposed for post-doctoral study, a budget or clear
indication of how requested monies will be used and the names of two
referees. Contact details for the applicant and nominated referees should
include email and postal addresses, fax and telephone numbers.

Applications should be headed Application: Foundation for Polynesian
Research
and addressed to Peter Ellis, Trustee,
Ellis Gould, Barristers and Solicitors,
P. O. Box 1509,
Auckland.
to reach this office no later than November 15th 2002.

Sunday, September 08, 2002