New Zealand History Research Trust Fund Awards in History
About the Fund
The Fund offers financial assistance to people carrying out projects that will significantly enhance the understanding of New Zealand's past. The funding can be used for a variety of purposes: to enable historians to work full-time on a project; to pay for research and writing costs; and to pay for travel costs associated with research. The fund has $90,000–$100,000 to disburse each year.
Peter Aimer received an award from the New Zealand History Research Trust Fund when researching this history of the National Airways Corporation, published in 2000. As a result he was able to examine Wellington archival sources more thoroughly than would otherwise have been possible.
Special Conditions
Any individual or group may apply for an Award in History, but tertiary students and staff are not eligible for assistance. Applicants may reside outside New Zealand. Only works of non-fiction are eligible, and the scheme does not provide assistance for the collection or arrangement of archival material, the preparation of databases, or the publication of a work.
Applications
Applications close on 15 October each year. An online application form is available. Please read the form carefully and ensure that your application includes all the information requested. The main requirements are a discussion of the significance of the project, an indication of the stage the work has reached, a budget, brief and relevant personal information, and the names of two referees who know your work. Do not include samples of your work or referees reports.
Awards in History for 2009
Applications received: 81
Awards made: 10
Amount awarded: $100,000
The successful applicants for 2009 are:
- John Armstrong, ‘Under one roof’: a history of Waikato Hospital – $10,000
- Ian Dougherty, A biography of Rutherford Waddell – $12,000
- David Harrowfield, ‘Call of the mountains’: a history of New Zealand mountaineering – $12,000
- Paul Meredith, ‘Homeward bound’: a journey with King Te Rata to England – $8000
- Hilary & John Mitchell, ‘Nga Tupuna Tuturu’: the founding ancestors – $6000
- Paul Monin, Maori ships 1840–70: a case study of Maori engagement with colonial capitalism – $8000
- Bill O’Brien, ‘Takahe, trophies and tonsils’: the extraordinary life of Dr Geoffrey Orbell – $8000
- Russell Standing, ‘The works’: a history of Patea Freezing Company, 1883–1982 – $12,000
- Nancy Swarbrick, ‘Pets and people’: a history of companion animals and their owners in New Zealand – $12,000
- Redmer Yska, ‘Thunderer’: the rise and fall of NZ Truth, New Zealand’s first press giant – $12,000
Previous Award in History recipients: 1990–2008
Enquiries
Before contacting us, please view the Frequently Asked Questions page
Any enquiries should be addressed to Neill Atkinson, Historian.
E-mail: historyaward@mch.govt.nz
Telephone: (04) 496 6355
Fax: (04) 499 4490
Postal Address:
History Group
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
P O Box 5364
Wellington
New Zealand