Proposed Scholarship restructuring for Distance students

M@D Co-presidents Jacalyn Clare and Jax Watt.

The Massey Distance Exec (M@D) are proposing new changes to scholarships that the Exec currently offers.

The proposed changes include changing the distance research scholarship to a distance student engagement scholarship. The former was for “distance students doing research that will improve distance study” whilst the latter focuses on “students contributing to and improving distance students’ spaces,” according to co-presidents Jax Watt and Jacalyn Clare. They admit that a “very small amount of students” entered the category last year, estimating one or two students in total.  

The lecturer’s choice scholarship is also under proposal to be changed as, “not enough lecturers were recommending students making the scholarship less accessible to most distance students,” the co-presidents say.  

M@D will also be adding an additional scholarship to their list, bringing their total listings up to five scholarships, plus the Diedre McConie Scholarship, which are due to be announced early in Semester 2. 

These proposed changes are due to the voted on at the next M@D board meeting.