Awards to boost Pacific mental health workforce.The Ministry of Health has a funding pool of $200,000 for the Pacific mental health workforce awards, in a bid to boost that workforce. The awards are administered by the Health Research Council (HRC HRC Human Rights Campaign HRC Human Rights Council (UN) HRC Human Rights Commission HRC Hard Rock Cafe HRC Hillary Rodham Clinton (democratic senator/presidential candidate; former first lady) ) and are open to people enrolled in a qualification, including undergraduate and postgraduate postgraduate after first degree graduation, the registerable degree in veterinary science. postgraduate degree may be a research degree, e.g. PhD, or a course-work masterate with a vocational bias, or any combination of these. nursing qualifications, that will "add value to the Pacific mental health sector". A spokesperson for the HRC said the awards were not confined con·fine v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines v.tr. 1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. to those of Pacific descent descent, in anthropology, method of classifying individuals in terms of their various kinship connections. Matrilineal and patrilineal descent refer to the mother's or father's sib (or other group), respectively. . In the 2005/06 year, 31 students were awarded funds and at least 20 will receive funds in this next year. "The awards are made on a needs basis, rather than a set amount of money," she said. The closing date for award applications is October 3. More information is available on www.hrc.govt.nz. |
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