The next meeting of the MPPT Trust Board is on the 28th November, a week later than originally planned. The outcomes for the November funding round will be emailed to applicants the following day.

The Trust Board last met on the 25th July to consider and approve applications for travel and conference support grants. The number of applications was down compared to the same round in 2018 (50 vs 59) but nevertheless the round remained competitive. Grants-in-aid totalling $55,000 were approved by the Trustees. The percentage of approved to requested funds was similar to the July 2018 funding round (40%).

Applicants are reminded that there is a one year stand-down period for projects and travel. Further, applications for travel to conferences will only be considered for approval if the date of travel occurs after the relevant Board meeting. This means that there will be no retrospective funding for travel. In practice this will not affect the majority of applicants as there are three travel rounds each year (with closing dates of 1st March, 1st June and 1st October and with respective Board meetings and final decisions in mid to late April, July and November). In some instances applicants may need to apply slightly earlier than previously. These changes, and other changes on eligibility, are covered under the grant categories.

Scholarships and Fellowships funded by the Trust can be found under the Scholarships and Fellowships page. Further information, including stipends payable, is available from the institutional graduate student offices that administer the Trust’s programmes.

The office of the Trust is at 89 Grafton Rd, the phone number is 09 379 5316, the postal address is PO Box 110008 Auckland Hospital 1148, and the email address for all Trust correspondence is zn.tppm@tppm.