Professional Development

Professional Development

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LIANZA Hikuwai Professional Development Awards Fund

What is it?

The fund is a way of recognising and rewarding the contribution of active LIANZA members at the regional level, and to a lesser extent, the loyalty of long-standing members. It also represents a tangible benefit to joining the Association and becoming actively involved at the regional level.

How you could use it

• Overseas conferences outside New Zealand
  
• Overseas job exchanges
  
• Overseas fellowships, scholarships, and study tours
  
• Overseas study undertaken towards professional qualifications

Who can apply?

• Has been a personal member for a minimum of 3 years, within the last 5 years.
  
• Is actively involved in LIANZA affairs, particularly in the Hikuwai region
  
• Has maintained continuous personal financial membership for more than 10 years.

How to apply

Send a letter (in triplicate) to the Convenor of the Awards Panel, outlining the following:

• Details of the professional development activity and associated costs.
  
• The amount which is being sought from the Fund (maximum value: $500).
  
• An indication of what other sources of funding are contributing to assist the applicant with the activity (e.g. contribution from employer, scholarship fund, etc)
  
• Details of the applicant's involvement with the Association, including membership dates and participation in Association activities as outlined above.
  
• The application must be endorsed by any one of the following: the applicant's employer, a Fellow or Associate of LIANZA, or a Justice of the Peace. This endorsement must accompany the letter of application.

In applying to the Fund, applicants accept the panel's right to cross-check the details of the application, including membership details through the LIANZA office.

How is it decided?

• The Chair of LIANZA Hikuwai region
  
• The LIANZA Hikuwai region councilor
  
• The immediate past President of LIANZA (as a corresponding member)

Applications will be considered on the basis of the applicant's suitability in relation to the criteria for active involvement and membership.

Applications will be considered on a 'first come, first served basis', as professional development opportunities arise.

What is required of fund recipients?

This could be done by writing a report for the region to be made available on the Hikuwai web page, or in a published newsletter, and/or by presenting a talk, or seminar about what was learnt.