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PIF New Zealand members to 2024 RANZCP New Zealand Conference
Up to fourteen (14) scholarships to attend the RANZCP 2024 New Zealand Conference at the InterContinental Hotel, Wellington from 18-20 September 2024, will be available to New Zealand RANZCP Psychiatry Interest Forum (PIF) members who are either current medical students, House Medical Officers (HMOs) or Resident Medical Officers (RMOs).
Applications are extended for eligible Māori PIF members until Monday 12 August.
Successful applicants will receive:
Full Conference registration and access to the full scientific program
Access to a dedicated parallel PIF Conference program, including PIF social event.
- Financial support to cover travel expenses for air or road travel, and accommodation, if applicable.
Eligibility
All applicants for this scholarship must:
Be a current RANZCP Psychiatry Interest Forum (PIF) member (or have their application pending), be based in New Zealand, and be currently enrolled as a New Zealand medical student, or are a New Zealand HMO or RMO
Have not previously received a PIF or university scholarship to take part in the New Zealand Conference
Demonstrate an interest psychiatry and mental health.
Demonstrate how the Conference will benefit and/or influence their medical career aspirations.
Be able to secure leave from work or study commitments to take part in the full three-day Conference program.
- Commit to attending the full Conference days and the entire PIF program of activities commencing with a welcome event in the evening on Tuesday, 17 September until 1pm on Friday, 20 September 2024, including all other evening events and activities.
Applications for the scholarship will be assessed and awarded at the discretion of the PIF Selection Panel.
PIF members who have previously been awarded a PIF bursary or scholarship to attend another PIF or RANZCP organised conference or event are eligible to apply, however consideration may be given to those who have not previously received a PIF bursary or scholarship.
PIF members who have already registered for this Conference are eligible to apply for this scholarship, and if successful, will be refunded their Conference registration, and will receive financial support relating to their travel expenses (if required) as set out in these Terms and Conditions.
How to apply
Applicants are required to submit a written statement up to a maximum of 250 words addressing the eligibility criteria as follows:
- Why you would like to attend this Conference, including any Conference program highlights.
- Your interest and/or involvement in psychiatry and mental health.
- How attendance at this Conference may increase and/or influence your understanding of mental health and practice for Māori or Pasifika populations.
The Conference program for the 2024 RANZCP National Conference is now available online. The program is subject to change at any time, without notice. Please check back in on this website to view the latest information.
Applications are extended for eligible Māori PIF members until Monday 12 August. Late applications will not be accepted.
Terms & Conditions
Travel expenses
For local Wellington-based applicants
Road travel using a private motor vehicle, related commute costs to/from Conference including fuel, road tolls and parking costs will be covered. Proof of receipts (e.g., fuel, parking, train/bus ticket) will be required as evidence to claim reimbursement.
Accommodation support may be available at the discretion of the PIF Selection Panel, based on the travel distance, and has to be requested as part of the application form.
For applicants residing outside of Wellington, travel support will include:
hotel accommodation for three (3) nights* (check-in 17 September 2024; check-out 20 September 2024) across the duration of the Conference at a hotel specified and organised by the RANZCP travel and conference organising agents on your behalf.
return flights, or road**, or public transport costs from your home location to the Conference venue.
travel to/from airport to hotel to a maximum value of $80 per trip only will be covered. Fares in excess of this value will not be covered. Scholarship recipients are encouraged to pool trips/journey where possible. Travel costs to/from home to departure city airport are not covered, unless approved prior.
*If there are no suitable options for return flights on 20 September, an additional night of accommodation may be covered by PIF. This will be assessed and approved at the discretion of the PIF Selection Panel.
**If an applicant wishes to choose to travel by road, commuting to/from Conference via public transport or private motor vehicle, or another means, this will be covered by the scholarship. This request must be submitted as part of the application and will be assessed and accepted by PIF Selection Panel at its discretion.
All accommodation and flights must be booked via the dedicated RANZCP travel and conference organising agents.
Proof of receipts (e.g., taxis, airport shuttle) will be required as evidence to claim any reimbursement request.
Applicants acknowledge that:
incidental costs associated with travel and attendance at Conference, including additional baggage, will not be included and are the responsibility of the successful applicant to pay for.
any additional nights’ accommodation outside of the Conference dates (Check-in 17 September, check-out on 20 September 2024) are entirely the responsibility of the scholarship recipient and will not be covered by the scholarship grant.
meals and other in-hotel entertainment or other expenses outside of the Conference program (e.g., minibar purchases) will not be covered by the bursary grant and must be paid for by the applicant incurring that cost.
Selection
The PIF Selection Panel will assess the applications based on the application criteria and determine the successful applicants. Decisions of the PIF Selection Panel are final.
Successful applicants will be notified via email by mid-August 2024 and are expected to confirm their acceptance of a scholarship in writing by the required deadline. Scholarship recipients are expected to obtain any necessary approvals or leave they require from their university, employer or similar in order to attend the full conference program.
The PIF Selection Panel may award further scholarships, at a later time at its discretion.
Acceptance
In the event that a successful applicant is unable to attend, or a successful applicant does not communicate their acceptance of the scholarship before the required deadline, the PIF Selection Panel may elect to award that scholarship to another eligible applicant.
By accepting a scholarship, the recipient provides their consent to the RANZCP to publicise the names of the successful applicants, their location and their university or workplace in RANZCP communications, including notifying a student’s university of the scholarship award.
Insurance
PIF scholarship recipients are advised to have appropriate insurance for their personal belongings, health or medical needs. The PIF scholarship does not provide any such insurance coverage. The RANZCP and the RANZCP New Zealand Conference Organisers accept no responsibility for any loss in this regard.
Photography and recording
Images and/or voices of attendees and bursary recipients may be recorded during the RANZCP 2024 New Zealand Conference program and in breaks for use in RANZCP website, communications, and media, including social media. If you do not wish for your image or voice to be publicised, please email pif@ranzcp.org.
Evaluation
All RANZCP 2024 New Zealand Conference PIF attendees will be required to participate in a compulsory pre and post-activity evaluation as a condition of accepting the scholarship.
