Dame Malvina Major Travelling Fellowship

This application form can be [files/formMAL.pdf,downloaded as a PDF file] for reference.

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This application form can be [files/formMAL.pdf,downloaded as a PDF file] for reference.

Background

At the beginning of her career in the 1960s, Dame Malvina Major needed help with funds to finance her overseas study. The Rotary Club of Hamilton's donation of £100 was a major contribution, and Dame Malvina never forgot their generous gesture. On her return to New Zealand she was determined to return something to Rotary for their assistance and the method she chose was presenting concerts that would raise funds for Rotary projects. Rotary ChCh South organised a concert for her in 1991. A full house in the Town Hall Auditorium netted $30,000, which was used to set up the Dame Malvina Major Travelling Fellowship.

The Fund is managed by the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation.

The purpose of the Fellowship is to support a non-medical/ allied health graduate working in child health services within Christchurch Hospital to visit a children's hospital overseas. The applicant must be working full-time in the field of paediatrics and child health. The Fellowship provides for a return economy airfare, a daily sustenance allowance and coverage of reasonable expenses. Applicants would be expected to work within a children's hospital for a period of two to three weeks and provide a report and all receipts upon their return as well as being prepared to present their learnings to a broader paediatric audience if and when required.

Preference will be given to allied health professionals working in conditions where funding is limited from other sources.

* Qualifying Allied Health Applicants

* Nurses

* Physiotherapists

* Occupational Therapists

* Play Therapists

* Dietitians

* Social Workers

* Psychologists

Process

Applications open November of each year and close November 30. Travel is to be undertaken in the year following.

Purpose

The purpose of the Fellowship is to support a non-medical/ allied health professional working in child health services within Christchurch Hospital to visit a children's hospital overseas. The applicant must be working full-time in the field of paediatrics and child health. The Fellowship provides for a return economy airfare, a daily sustenance allowance and coverage of reasonable expenses. Applicants would be expected to work within a children's hospital for a period of two to three weeks and provide a report and all receipts upon their return as well as being prepared to present their learnings to a broader paediatric audience if and when required.

Preference will be given to allied health professionals working in conditions where funding is limited from other sources. Travel Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis and priority will be given to applications with a clear benefit to patient care, and those for whom funding from other sources is difficult to access.

If you can't find the information you need, please use the contact form at the bottom of this page to send an inquiry to the Canterbury Medical Research Foundation.