Prize details

Sir Thomas Hunter Prize

Value:

First place—$5,000 (subject to available funds)

Second place—$2,000 (subject to available funds)

Closing date:

No application required

Eligibility

Students must be enrolled in the Psychology Honours programme and must be continuing on to postgraduate study.

Information

The prizes are funded in perpetuity via the Victoria University Foundation from a bequest by the late Mrs Moira (Babs) White in honour of her grandfather Sir Thomas Hunter. The prizes are offered to Honours students in Psychology who are continuing on to postgraduate study. Two prizes are offered each year.

The prizes are awarded to the two students who earned the two highest grades for their fourth year research project in Psychology, and who are enrolled in postgraduate study in Psychology at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

The recipients must undertake postgraduate study for two trimesters after being awarded the prize.

The value of the prizes is determined by the Victoria University Foundation on consideration of the income from the capital.

If in any year there are no suitable candidates, the prize money will be held over for another year.

Recipients will be asked to write a letter of appreciation which will be forwarded appropriately.