Summer Research Scholarships
Summer Research Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for organisations, academics, and students to work together in research over the summer trimester.
If you’re a student in at least your third year of study and are interested and skilled in research, you could spend the summer trimester supporting a research project—gaining valuable skills and a scholarship in the process.
Summer Research Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for students to gain experience in research and get an insight into what studying for a research degree involves. Each scholarship gives you the experience of working with established researchers under the supervision of an academic staff member or a research team.
A full list of the Summer Research projects available at Wellington School of Business and Government over the 2023/2024 summer will be published early September.
The opportunity to apply for Summer Research Scholarships for 2023/2024 will be open from Monday 4 September to 4.30pm Monday 18 September 2023.
Service performance reporting in the public and not for profit sectors and its assurance
Scholarship code: 500
Sponsored by: The External Reporting Board (XRB)
The External Reporting Board (XRB) is funding two research positions for summer scholarship students. The work will be undertaken in the XRB Office in Wellington, and, while there are two separate projects, there are overlaps where students can mutually support each other. The same two supervisors are assigned to the two projects.
Research Project 1: Service performance reporting in the public and not for profit sectors
*This project will help the XRB understand how public benefit entities are applying a new standard which requires an entity to present information on why it exists, what it intends to achieve, and how it delivers on its strategic aims.
*This research will provide evidence of the impact of the standard and recently issued guidance, and will assist future decisions about reporting and assurance requirements.
Research Project 2: Assurance of service performance reporting in smaller charitable entities
*This project will help the XRB understand the type of assurance smaller charities obtain on their annual finance reports (as filed with the regulator). It will also provide information on the characteristics of the assurance providers, their opinions on these reports - particularly the requirement for an entity to present information on why it exists, what it intends to achieve, and how it delivers on its strategic aims.
*This research will provide evidence of the variety of assurance smaller charities obtain and will assist future decisions about audit and other assurance requirements.
Tasks:
Project 1 - Complete research on the service performance measures being reported by Tier 1 and Tier 2 PBEs in the year of applying PBE FRS 48 – the number of performance measures and the nature of the performance measures.
Project 2 - Complete research on the assurance provided to Tier 3 registered charities that are required by legislation to engage either a reviewer or an auditor.
Location: Off campus, XRB Office in Wellington, but we also offer flexible working (hours and location).
Contact: Carolyn.Cordery@vuw.ac.nz