Changing lives - the impact of a gift
A gift in your will to support staff and students at the University of Auckland can have a lasting impact. Here are stories from those who benefited from such gifts and how their lives were changed.
The Professor Brian Coote Memorial Scholarship – Supporting legal research
Mateo Chitha, recipient of the scholarship, is exploring children’s rights in his homeland of Malawi for his PhD research.
The Hilary Chung Prize in Global Studies – Bringing dreams a step closer
A prize honouring the late Dr Hilary Chung, founder and first director of the University of Auckland’s Global Studies programme, ensures the inspiring academic’s spirit lives on. Katja Neef was awarded the prize in 2022.
The George McWhirter Memorial Masters Thesis Scholarship – Improving Aotearoa’s housing issues
The first recipient of the George McWhirter Memorial Masters Thesis Scholarship, Master of Arts student Samuel Vella, used it to fund research into housing affordability in New Zealand.