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Applications open for ACC Postgraduate Scholarships
ACC funds postgraduate research scholarships to understand more about the complex challenges and emerging trends in injury prevention and compensation, applications are now open to those commencing their Master’s research in 2024 or 2025.
Applications will be accepted from candidates:
- who are enrolled in a full-time or part-time Master’s degree in a New Zealand university or an NZQA-accredited tertiary institution
- who are commencing their research component in either 2024 or 2025
- whose proposed course of study includes a minimum thesis component of 90 Credits
- whose research thesis focuses on one or more of ACC’s research priorities
Our research priorities include:
- Experience of injury and accessing the Accident Compensation Scheme
- Effect of material hardship on injury risk and/or recovery in the working-aged adult population
- Indigenous knowledge (mātauranga Māori) and approaches (Kaupapa Māori) that keep the working-aged adult population safe and/or assist them to recover well from injury
- Effect of comorbid mental health conditions on rehabilitation and/or re-injury
- What helps injured people stay safe from re-injury after they’ve stopped receiving formal rehabilitation services
- Effect of non-injury-related disability on the incidence and severity of injury and/or clients’ recovery and return to independence
More information on the scholarship and how to apply is available on the Universities New Zealand website.
