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The Ministry aims to recruit and support staff who can represent New Zealand in all of its diversity. We recruit staff for foreign policy roles as well as corporate services and specialist positions within the Ministry.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is offering a limited number of grants for historical research. Grants will be up to a maximum of $5,000 and are intended to assist with the direct costs of research in the subject area ‘New Zealand’s Place in the World’. Preference will be given to research on the development of New Zealand’s foreign relations in the period from World War Two onwards, and to work which draws on the Ministry’s archival records.
While the Ministry does not attempt to define too rigidly what is meant by “historical” research, it draws a distinction between work on topics of historical interest and engagement on topics that may be of current operational or policy interest.
Applicants should apply in writing, giving an outline of the research to which the grant would contribute, a statement of the importance of the research and an indication of the intended end product. Names and contact details of at least two academic referees should be provided, as well as a detailed budget.
Grants are made to researchers on a personal basis. They are intended to provide direct support with costs incurred directly by the researcher. Salary costs, whether for the researcher or for staff such as research assistants, will not normally be met, and only in exceptional circumstances will assistance be provided for foreign travel.
Historical research grant applications closing date: 4 June 2008.
Applications should be directed to:
Chair of the Historical Research Advisory Group
