Ada Wells Memorial Prize

This prize is open to students and recent graduates of Te Whare W?nanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury for an essay on a subject involving an exposition of some passage chosen from literature having reference to social ideals.Value/Benefits: Financial assistance at a value of $1,000Level of Study: Students and recent graduates of the University. Closing Date: 11:59 pm (NZT) 30 September (Applications open approximately 8 weeks before this date.) Tenure: Not applicableNumber Available Annually: One Applicable Enrolment During Tenure: Applicants must:a. be students of the University; orb. have graduated from the University in the 36 months prior to the closing date for applications for the current round.Essay Topic for Current Round:  ?Critically discuss the claim that the New Zealand government should adopt new legislation that makes it a crime to produce literature that uses threats, abuse or insults to intentionally incite, maintain or normalise hatred against groups of people who are protected from discrimination by section 21 of the Human Rights Act.? (The length must not exceed 3,000 words.) Citizenship/Residency Requirements: Not applicable For more information, please click on the award name above. To read the regulations, click here.The children of Ada Wells (Mrs W R Carey, Mrs Christabel Twyneham, Miss G A C Wells, and Mr J S Wells) established the prize in 1933 from a donation to Canterbury College in memory of their mother. Mrs Wells, n?e Ada Pike (1863?1933), was a student of Canterbury College in the 1880s. She is best remembered for her contributions to the women?s suffrage campaign in the 1880s and ?90s, and for becoming in 1917 the first woman elected to the Christchurch City Council. A biography of Mrs Wells can be found in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.This prize is open to University of Canterbury undergraduates and recent graduates, for an essay chosen from the literature in connection with social ideals.